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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why did the Medieval Church support Galen?
He seemed to support the idea of one God.
His brother was Pope
He was a priest
He was a Christian
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is meant by ‘cause’ of illness?
Something that makes a person ill
A way to avoid illnesses happening before they do
A way of dealing with illnesses already present
A consequence of a person having an illness
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who originally came up with the idea of the Four Humours?
Galen
Hippocrates
Vesalius
Harvey
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did most people learn about life and medicine in Medieval England?
Reading books
Stories from the Church
Going to school
Immediate family
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a supernatural explanation for disease in medieval England?
Miasma
Fortune telling
Astrology
Leprosy
- 6. Multiple Choice
What did the Theory of the Four Humours state?
All humours must be the same and equal
All humours must be mixed and unbalanced
All humours must be mixed and balanced
All humours must be balanced and equal
- 7. Multiple Choice
What 'humour' was associated with the winter season and water element?
Blood
Phlegm
Black Bile
Yellow bile/Chloer
- 8. Multiple Choice
What did Miasma Theory state?
That bad air, filled with poisonous fumes, caused disease and illness.
That a movement in the planets would result in a disease spreading throughout England.
That God sent illness as a punishment for sins.
that illness was caused by an imbalance of the four humours.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was developed in 1440 that led to advancements in medieval medicine?
The Hospital
The Printing Press
The Hospice
The X-ray
- 10. Multiple Choice
Medieval physicians used blood-letting as a humoural treatment, what does it mean?
A journey to an important religious monument, shrine or place
When the king’s hands were rubbed with holy oil before he touched those suffering
Going without food for a long period or taking laxatives
The opening of a vein to draw blood from a patient
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which medieval person would sell you a herbal remedy as a treatment?
Physician
Barber Surgeon
Doctor
Apothecary
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who was the least qualified medical professional in medieval England?
Physician
Barber Surgeon
Apothecary
Hospital Staff
- 13. Multiple Choice
How were patients in medieval hospitals cared and treated for?
Given remedies based on Galen’s theories
They were very clean
Only those with minor illnesses or the elderly allowed
Given fresh food, plenty of rest and prayer
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who were hospitals funded by in medieval England?
The King
The Government
The priests
Charitable donations
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who would usually work in medieval hospitals?
Barber Surgeons
Apothecaries
Monks
Nuns
Physicians
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a medieval prevention of disease to purify the air?
Prayer
Diet
Pilgrimage
Posy
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which was a religious method of preventing illness?
Keeping streets clean
Exercising
Self-flagellation
Purging
- 18. Multiple Choice
What year did the Black Death reach England?
1348
1366
1603
1665
- 19. Multiple Choice
What did medieval people believe was a natural cause of the Black Death?
God was deserting mankind
There was an unusual positioning of the planets
The impure air was causing corruption to the body’s humours
People blamed the Jews
- 20. Multiple Choice
What did local authorities successfully enforce to prevent the spread of the Black Death?
Quarantine Laws
Banned religious parades
More rubbish and rotting bodies put on the streets
Listening to happy music
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which shows that lack of education hindered change to medicine and treatment in this period?
Doctors not encouraged to experiment or think
Only Galen’s books were used in medical training
People who challenged existing ideas were sent to prison
Galen’s ideas made sense
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