Q.1.
Surgeons were, for a long time, combined with another profession. Which one?
Q.2.
When the Romans left Britain around 410 AD, medicine suffered a severe setback. Villas were often covered up by the remaining Ancient Britons. What was the main reason why they did this?
Q.3.
Which city in Southern Spain became a major centre of Islamic scholarship, including the study of medicine?
Q.4.
Christianity had its own explanations for illness. What advice did priests typically give the sick?
Q.5.
Which of the following "causes" of the plague is the most plausible?
Q.6.
Which drink was used as an antiseptic in the Middle Ages, especially in the cleaning of wounds?
Q.7.
Which Roman medical scientist of Greek extraction was influential in medieval Europe, on account of his numerous published works, and his theories on the need for clinical observation, dissection and the need to maintain a balance among the four humours?
Q.8.
The French and English monarchs were believed to have curative powers when they touched subjects ("touching for the King's Evil"). Which skin ailment was this practice said to cure?
Q.9.
Which of the following European cities was famous for its university medical faculty from the thirteenth century?
Q.10.
What proportion of Europe's population was killed by the Black Death from 1348-1349?