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History of Pharmacy PCY 101 PART 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a class debate, Ada argues that early humans discovered remedies by watching animals. Her view aligns with evidence from:

a)

Babylonian clay tablets

b)

Prehistoric trial-and-error

c)

Shen Nung’s herbal tests

d)

Egyptian papyri

2.

A museum exhibit shows a 1500 B.C. scroll listing 800 prescriptions. Chidi correctly identifies it as the:

a)

Rosetta Stone

b)

Papyrus Ebers

c)

Hearst Papyrus

d)

Edwin Smith Papyrus

3.

While visiting an ancient Egyptian display, Uche learns drugs were made in the:

a)

Temple of Ra

b)

House of Life

c)

Royal Court

d)

Sacred Grove

4.

During a toxicology lecture, Femi hears Mithridates VI tested antidotes on:

a)

Volunteers only

b)

Himself and prisoners

c)

Trained physicians

d)

Domestic animals

5.

A student researching early trademarks learns that Terra Sigillata was:

a)

A royal decree

b)

Sealed medicinal clay

c)

A priestly oath

d)

A herbal catalog

6.

In a botany seminar, Blessing notes Dioscorides traveled with armies to:

a)

Fight wars

b)

Study medicinal plants

c)

Trade spices

d)

Preach religion

7.

A history quiz asks how long Galen’s compounding principles lasted. Correct answer:

a)

500 years

b)

1,000 years

c)

1,500 years

d)

2,000 years

8.

While studying medieval Europe, Ngozi learns pharmacy knowledge was preserved in:

a)

Royal courts

b)

Monasteries

c)

Marketplaces

d)

Military camps

9.

Femi reads that the first private drug stores were established in 8th-century:

a)

Athens

b)

Rome

c)

Baghdad

d)

Cairo

10.

A lecture notes Avicenna’s writings were used in Europe until the:

a)

12th century

b)

15th century

c)

17th century

d)

19th century

11.

Chidi learns pharmacy was separated from medicine in 1240 by:

a)

Pope Gregory

b)

Frederick II

c)

King James I

d)

Saladin

12.

The first official pharmacopoeia was published in 1498 in:

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Florence

d)

Venice

13.

London apothecaries separated from the Grocers’ Company in:

a)

1517

b)

1617

c)

1717

d)

1817

14.

Uche discovers Louis Hébert was the first pharmacist in:

a)

Jamaica

b)

Canada

c)

Ghana

d)

India

15.

A tour guide says America’s first hospital pharmacy opened in 1752 in:

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Quebec

16.

In a chemistry class, Ada learns Scheele discovered all EXCEPT:

a)

Oxygen

b)

Chlorine

c)

Penicillin

d)

Glycerin

17.

A pharmacology student states Sertürner proved the existence of:

a)

Vitamins

b)

Enzymes

c)

Alkaloids

d)

Hormones

18.

Femi reads that Caventou and Pelletier isolated quinine from:

a)

Opium

b)

Cinchona bark

c)

Willow bark

d)

Foxglove

19.

A history project notes the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy was founded in:

a)

1801

b)

1821

c)

1852

d)

1868

20.

Blessing learns the Shakers sold compressed medicinal:

a)

Powders

b)

Herbs

c)

Tablets

d)

Syrups

21.

The American Pharmaceutical Association was founded in:

a)

1821

b)

1852

c)

1868

d)

1900

22.

At an international conference, Procter, Jr. argued pharmacy should be regulated by:

a)

Government laws

b)

Public opinion

c)

Church doctrine

d)

University exams

23.

Prescott revolutionized pharmacy education by introducing:

a)

Apprenticeships

b)

Lab-based science

c)

Online courses

d)

Herbal exams

24.

The first U.S. Pharmacopoeia (1820) was created by:

a)

Pharmacists

b)

Physicians

c)

The Shakers

d)

The military

25.

Parke, Davis & Co. pioneered standardization using:

a)

Gelatin capsules

b)

Normal liquids

c)

Color labels

d)

Ampoules

26.

Rusby’s 1884 expedition collected 45,000 specimens from:

a)

China

b)

Egypt

c)

Amazon

d)

Himalayas

27.

Limousin invented all EXCEPT:

a)

Ampoules

b)

Medicine dropper

c)

Morphine tablets

d)

Poison coloring

28.

The biologicals era began with production of:

a)

Penicillin

b)

Diphtheria antitoxin

c)

Smallpox vaccine

d)

Quinine

29.

Fourneau advanced syphilis treatment using:

a)

Penicillin

b)

Bismuth and arsenic

c)

Mercury

d)

Gold salts

30.

Penicillin was mass-produced during:

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Korean War

d)

Cold War

31.

The 1271 Basle Oath shows pharmacy was seen as a:

a)

Trade

b)

Ethical profession

c)

Royal duty

d)

Religious rite

32.

Saladin de Asculo required pharmacists to be:

a)

Wealthy

b)

Honest and skilled

c)

Noble-born

d)

Military-trained

33.

Hippocrates is credited with all EXCEPT:

a)

Four humors

b)

Hippocratic Oath

c)

Isolating alkaloids

d)

Rational medicine

34.

Koch established germ-disease links through:

a)

Vaccines

b)

Postulates

c)

Herbs

d)

Antidotes

35.

Pasteur did NOT develop a vaccine for:

a)

Rabies

b)

Anthrax

c)

Smallpox

d)

Chicken cholera

36.

“Galenicals” refer to drugs made by:

a)

Synthesis

b)

Mechanical compounding

c)

Fermentation

d)

Distillation

37.

The “House of Life” was a center for:

a)

Worship

b)

Medical practice

c)

Trade

d)

Education

38.

Dioscorides’ work remained influential until the:

a)

10th century

b)

12th century

c)

16th century

d)

18th century

39.

Mithridatum remained popular for over:

a)

500 years

b)

1,000 years

c)

1,500 years

d)

2,000 years

40.

Shaker “bricks” were made of pressed:

a)

Minerals

b)

Herbs

c)

Fats

d)

Resins

41.

Christopher Marshall’s pharmacy was managed by his granddaughter:

a)

Mary

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Sarah

d)

Jane

42.

U.S. Biological License No. 1 (1903) was for:

a)

Rabies vaccine

b)

Diphtheria antitoxin

c)

Tetanus serum

d)

Smallpox lymph

43.

“Chemotherapy” means using chemicals to:

a)

Clean wounds

b)

Fight disease organisms

c)

Preserve bodies

d)

Enhance herbs

44.

The antibiotic era “flowered” in the:

a)

1920s

b)

1940s

c)

1960s

d)

1980s

45.

Avicenna was a pharmacist, poet, physician, and:

a)

Soldier

b)

Diplomat

c)

Farmer

d)

Sailor

46.

Pharmacy evolved primarily because:

a)

Herbalism faded

b)

Science replaced trial-and-error

c)

Governments banned healers

d)

Trade demanded uniformity

47.

Shen Nung is said to have tested herbs on:

a)

Animals

b)

Prisoners

c)

Himself

d)

Volunteers

48.

Egyptian prescriptions used vehicles like beer, honey, and:

a)

Vinegar

b)

Wine

c)

Olive oil

d)

Urine

49.

Theophrastus is called the “Father of”:

a)

Medicine

b)

Botany

c)

Chemistry

d)

Anatomy

50.

Saints Damian and Cosmas were martyred in:

a)

250 A.D.

b)

303 A.D.

c)

400 A.D.

d)

500 A.D.