Medieval Medicine

Which of these was an important Islamic doctor?

• Avicenna

• Vesalius

• Hippocrates

• Pare

Which one of these is NOT one of the four humours?

• Black bile

• Phlegm

• Red bile

• Yellow bile

True or false: Islam allowed human dissection.

• True

• False

What was John of Arderne's profession?

• Scientist

• Artist

• Doctor

• Surgeon

What word describes the process of drilling a hole in the skull?

• Bloodletting

• Amputation

• Trepanning

• Cauterisation

Which of these methods was used to balance the four humours?

• Bloodletting

• Amputation

• Trepanning

• Cauterisation

Which of these was NOT believed to have caused the Black Death in 1348:

• Position of stars and planets

• Bad air

• Germs

• Wells poisoned by Jews

Who is this?

• Galen

• Hippocrates

• John Arderne

• Avicenna

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

Who copied books in the Middle Ages and so controlled what was copied?

• Knights

• Monks

• Secretaries

• Bishops