,TEST BANK MASSAGE THERAPY 7/E SUSAN SALVO
Chapter 01: History of Massage: Prehistoric Times to the Modern Era and
ProfessionalSocieties, Organizations, and Associations.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which method is defined as manipulation of soft tissue using pressure and traction
forclinical, therapeutic, and palliative purposes?
a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
c. Polarity therapy
d. Massage therapy
ANS: D
Massage therapy the manipulation of soft tissue using compression and
decompression/traction for clinical, therapeutic, and palliative purposes or for wellness
andself-care purposes.
2. Which origin for the word massage is Greek?
a. Mashesh
b. Masso
c. Masser
d. Makeh
ANS: B
The origin of the word massage is unclear, but can be traced to numerous sources: the
Hebrewmashesh, the Greek masso and massin, the Latin massa, the Arabic mass’h, the
Sanskrit makeh, and the French masser.
3. When was the earliest the term massage was used by most European-based cultures?
a. 1600s
b. 1700s
c. 1800s
d. 1900s
ANS: C
By the early 1800s, the term massage was used by most European-based
cultures.Historically, massage was referred to by its techniques such as friction
or rubbing.
4. The first written records of massage date back to 3000 BCE in which country?
a. India
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Greece
ANS: B
Written records regarding the practice of massage go back to 3000 BCE in
China.Acupuncture was not mentioned in Chinese writings until 90 BCE.
5. Which work is commonly referred to as the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine?
, a. Tao Te Ching
b. Nei Ching
c. Ayur-Veda
d. Corpus Hippocraticum
ANS: B
At the time of Hwang Ti, various ideas and beliefs were compiled under the name of the
Yellow Emperor (died in 2599 BCE) which became the classic scripture of traditional
Chinesemedicine known as the Nei Chang. The Nei Chang was written about 2760 BCE,
and this work contains detailed descriptions of massage procedures as well as herbal
medicines.
6. What is the original massage technique in China and the precursor to manual and
energetictherapies?
a. Polarity
b. Shiatsu
c. Acupuncture
d. Amma
ANS: D
Amma is regarded as the original massage technique and precursor to all other
Chinesetherapies, manual and energetic.
7. Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition?
a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Amma
d. Polarity
ANS: A
Knowledge of amma massage traveled to the subcontinent of India from China, and
massagebecame part of Hindu tradition. Massage is described in India’s first great
medical texts, the Ayurveda books of wisdom (about 1800 BCE) and recommend
massage as an indispensablevhealing procedure.
8. Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses pressure
appliedfrom the practitioner’s thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body?
a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Massage
d. Amma
ANS: B
Shiatsu is a Japanese method based on the same traditional Chinese medicine concepts
asacupuncture —energy flows in the body through streams called channels or
meridians.
Acupuncturists use needles at specific points to balance the flow of energy; shiatsu
practitioners use their fingers, thumbs, forearms, elbows, and even their knees and
feet.
9. Who is generally recognized as the father of modern Western medicine?
a. Galen
b. Celsus
c. Rhazes
, d. Hippocrates
ANS: D
Hippocrates was known to be a fine physician, founder of a medical school, author of
numerous books, and advocated the use of massage or “rubbing.” These works are
collectively known as the Corpus Hippocraticum, and summarized much of what was
knownabout disease and medicine in the ancient world. Hippocrates is generally
recognized as the father of modern Western medicine, and he believed that physicians
should avoid causing harm to patients.
10. Who wrote the Canon of Medicine, the most famoụs book in the history of medicine in
boththe East and the West?
a. Rhazes
b. Celsụs
c. Avicenna
d. Hippocrates
ANS: C
A text entitled or Canon of Medicine was written by one of the
greatestPersian physicians of his era, Avicenna (980-1037). He was also known as Ibn
Sina. The Canon of Medicine is the most famoụs book in the history of medicine in both
the East and the West.
11. Which individụal discụssed the effects of massage and ụsed friction on joints in the 1500s?
a. Paré
b. Harvey
c. Galen
d. Mezger
ANS: A
Ambroise Paré (1515-1590) was a famoụs French sụrgeon who was among the earliest
individụals in this era to discụss the effects of massage. He ụsed friction to treat
dislocatedjoints and other orthopedic conditions.
12. Who was the first known scientist to demonstrate that blood circụlation dụe to
mụscụlarcontraction of the heart?
a. Paré
b. Galen
c. Harvey
d. Mezger
ANS: C
English scientist William Harvey (1578–1657) discovered the circụlation of blood in
1628,and his writings did mụch to promote the acceptance of massage as a treatment
measụre.
Harvey observed the hearts of living animals and determined that active phase of the
heartmụscụlar contraction (systole) pụmped blood throụgh arteries and veins.
13. Who developed the Swedish Movement Cụre, which inclụded the ụse of massage?
a. Johann Mezger
b. Pehr H. Ling
c. George Henry Taylor
Chapter 01: History of Massage: Prehistoric Times to the Modern Era and
ProfessionalSocieties, Organizations, and Associations.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which method is defined as manipulation of soft tissue using pressure and traction
forclinical, therapeutic, and palliative purposes?
a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
c. Polarity therapy
d. Massage therapy
ANS: D
Massage therapy the manipulation of soft tissue using compression and
decompression/traction for clinical, therapeutic, and palliative purposes or for wellness
andself-care purposes.
2. Which origin for the word massage is Greek?
a. Mashesh
b. Masso
c. Masser
d. Makeh
ANS: B
The origin of the word massage is unclear, but can be traced to numerous sources: the
Hebrewmashesh, the Greek masso and massin, the Latin massa, the Arabic mass’h, the
Sanskrit makeh, and the French masser.
3. When was the earliest the term massage was used by most European-based cultures?
a. 1600s
b. 1700s
c. 1800s
d. 1900s
ANS: C
By the early 1800s, the term massage was used by most European-based
cultures.Historically, massage was referred to by its techniques such as friction
or rubbing.
4. The first written records of massage date back to 3000 BCE in which country?
a. India
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Greece
ANS: B
Written records regarding the practice of massage go back to 3000 BCE in
China.Acupuncture was not mentioned in Chinese writings until 90 BCE.
5. Which work is commonly referred to as the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine?
, a. Tao Te Ching
b. Nei Ching
c. Ayur-Veda
d. Corpus Hippocraticum
ANS: B
At the time of Hwang Ti, various ideas and beliefs were compiled under the name of the
Yellow Emperor (died in 2599 BCE) which became the classic scripture of traditional
Chinesemedicine known as the Nei Chang. The Nei Chang was written about 2760 BCE,
and this work contains detailed descriptions of massage procedures as well as herbal
medicines.
6. What is the original massage technique in China and the precursor to manual and
energetictherapies?
a. Polarity
b. Shiatsu
c. Acupuncture
d. Amma
ANS: D
Amma is regarded as the original massage technique and precursor to all other
Chinesetherapies, manual and energetic.
7. Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition?
a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Amma
d. Polarity
ANS: A
Knowledge of amma massage traveled to the subcontinent of India from China, and
massagebecame part of Hindu tradition. Massage is described in India’s first great
medical texts, the Ayurveda books of wisdom (about 1800 BCE) and recommend
massage as an indispensablevhealing procedure.
8. Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses pressure
appliedfrom the practitioner’s thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body?
a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Massage
d. Amma
ANS: B
Shiatsu is a Japanese method based on the same traditional Chinese medicine concepts
asacupuncture —energy flows in the body through streams called channels or
meridians.
Acupuncturists use needles at specific points to balance the flow of energy; shiatsu
practitioners use their fingers, thumbs, forearms, elbows, and even their knees and
feet.
9. Who is generally recognized as the father of modern Western medicine?
a. Galen
b. Celsus
c. Rhazes
, d. Hippocrates
ANS: D
Hippocrates was known to be a fine physician, founder of a medical school, author of
numerous books, and advocated the use of massage or “rubbing.” These works are
collectively known as the Corpus Hippocraticum, and summarized much of what was
knownabout disease and medicine in the ancient world. Hippocrates is generally
recognized as the father of modern Western medicine, and he believed that physicians
should avoid causing harm to patients.
10. Who wrote the Canon of Medicine, the most famoụs book in the history of medicine in
boththe East and the West?
a. Rhazes
b. Celsụs
c. Avicenna
d. Hippocrates
ANS: C
A text entitled or Canon of Medicine was written by one of the
greatestPersian physicians of his era, Avicenna (980-1037). He was also known as Ibn
Sina. The Canon of Medicine is the most famoụs book in the history of medicine in both
the East and the West.
11. Which individụal discụssed the effects of massage and ụsed friction on joints in the 1500s?
a. Paré
b. Harvey
c. Galen
d. Mezger
ANS: A
Ambroise Paré (1515-1590) was a famoụs French sụrgeon who was among the earliest
individụals in this era to discụss the effects of massage. He ụsed friction to treat
dislocatedjoints and other orthopedic conditions.
12. Who was the first known scientist to demonstrate that blood circụlation dụe to
mụscụlarcontraction of the heart?
a. Paré
b. Galen
c. Harvey
d. Mezger
ANS: C
English scientist William Harvey (1578–1657) discovered the circụlation of blood in
1628,and his writings did mụch to promote the acceptance of massage as a treatment
measụre.
Harvey observed the hearts of living animals and determined that active phase of the
heartmụscụlar contraction (systole) pụmped blood throụgh arteries and veins.
13. Who developed the Swedish Movement Cụre, which inclụded the ụse of massage?
a. Johann Mezger
b. Pehr H. Ling
c. George Henry Taylor
