WorksheetsStep Into The Dungeon part2
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
The “House of Life” in ancient Egypt most likely functioned as a:
Center for embalming and funerary rites
Royal archive for administrative records
Institution for medical instruction and drug preparation
Marketplace for imported medicinal goods
The Papyrus Ebers is distinguished by its inclusion of:
Surgical diagrams and incantations
Formulations combined with spiritual invocations
Standardized dosages based on body weight
Lists of imported synthetic compounds
Shen Nung’s contribution to Chinese pharmacy primarily involved:
Establishing the first apothecary guild
Testing and recording effects of native herbs
Developing distillation for essential oils
Creating standardized herbal tablets
Babylonian medical texts on clay tablets typically concluded with:
Dosage instructions for children
Names of the sourcing merchants
Invocations to protective deities
Warnings about drug interactions
Which dosage form is not mentioned in the Papyrus Ebers?
Suppository
Inhalation
Tablet
Decoction
Theophrastus’ students recorded botanical observations on:
Papyrus scrolls
Beeswax-coated ivory slabs
Palm leaf manuscripts
Fired clay tablets
Mithridatum remained in use for centuries chiefly due to:
Its verified efficacy against arsenic
Widespread belief in its universal antidotal power
Inclusion in the first pharmacopoeia
Endorsement by Galen
Terra Sigillata derived its authenticity from:
Chemical assay by royal inspectors
Annual sealing by priestesses on Lemnos
Guild certification in Baghdad
Standardized weight and color grading
Dioscorides advanced pharmacy by:
Developing cold cream formulations
Documenting global medicinal plants empirically
Introducing alkaloid extraction techniques
Separating pharmacy from medical practice
Galen’s compounding principles dominated European practice until the:
Late 1400s
Mid-1500s
Early 1600s
Late 1700s
Cosmas and Damian were venerated because they:
Authored the first European herbal
Combined healing with spiritual care as brothers
Discovered quinine in the Middle East
Founded the first monastic pharmacy
Monastic pharmacies preserved knowledge mainly through:
Trade with Arab apothecaries
Copying and translating classical manuscripts
Public lectures on herbal medicine
Standardizing plant extraction methods
The first privately owned apothecary shops appeared in:
Alexandria
Rome
Baghdad
Constantinople
Avicenna’s pharmaceutical authority in Europe declined during the:
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
Frederick II’s 1240 edict was significant because it:
Required apothecaries to pass Latin exams
Legally separated pharmacy from medicine in Sicily
Banned use of mineral-based drugs
Mandated university training for all healers
The Nuovo Receptario (1498) was notable for being:
Written in Latin for clerical use
The first legally binding pharmacopoeia in Italian
Rejected by Florentine physicians
Focused exclusively on distilled waters
The Society of Apothecaries of London was chartered in:
1517
1617
1717
1817
Louis Hébert’s work in New France emphasized:
Importing European pharmacopoeias
Cultivating native medicinal plants like golden seal
Synthesizing alkaloids from local bark
Establishing hospital pharmacies
John Winthrop’s “rubila” was best described as a:
Standardized antipyretic tablet
Proprietary multi-symptom remedy
Vaccine for smallpox prevention
Antiseptic for surgical wounds
Colonial America’s first hospital pharmacy opened in:
1742
1752
1762
1772
Scheele conducted his discoveries while employed as a:
University chemist in Berlin
Court apothecary in Vienna
Retail pharmacist in Sweden
Military pharmacist in Prussia
Sertürner’s isolation of morphine confirmed the existence of:
Enzymes
Alkaloids as active plant principles
Vitamins
Hormones
Caventou and Pelletier’s 1820 achievement was isolating:
Morphine and codeine
Quinine and cinchonine
Atropine and hyoscyamine
Digitalis and strophanthin
The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy was founded in response to:
British restrictions on drug imports
Medical faculty exclusion of pharmacists
Public demand for synthetic medicines
Religious objections to herbal remedies
Shaker herb “bricks” gained trust due to their:
Religious blessings before sale
Consistent quality and reliable labeling
Use of rare Amazonian plants
Endorsement by colonial governors
The American Pharmaceutical Association formed in:
1822
1852
1882
1902
William Procter, Jr. is called “father of American pharmacy” because he:
Discovered penicillin
Championed education, ethics, and professional identity
Invented the glass ampoule
Standardized ergot alkaloids
Albert B. Prescott transformed pharmacy education by introducing:
Online learning modules
Laboratory-based science as core curriculum
Herbal certification programs
Shortened apprenticeships
The first U.S. Pharmacopoeia (1820) was compiled by:
Pharmacists
Chemists
Physicians
Monks
Parke, Davis & Co. pioneered standardization with:
Penicillin potency assays
“Normal Liquids” of plant drugs like ergot
Synthetic vitamin production
Vaccine licensure protocols
Henry Hurd Rusby’s Amazon expedition yielded:
New strains of penicillin mold
Cocillana bark
Synthetic dyes for drug coloring
Quinine-resistant cinchona
Stanislas Limousin’s most impactful invention was the:
Hypodermic needle
Glass ampoule
Mortar and pestle
Tablet compression machine
Diphtheria antitoxin marked the start of the:
Antibiotic era
Chemotherapy era
Biologicals era
Herbal renaissance
Ernest Fourneau’s research contributed to the development of:
Antibiotics
Sulfonamides and antihistamines
Hormone replacements
Vaccines
The 1883 synthesis of antipyrine accelerated the rise of:
Homeopathic pharmacy
Industrial pharmaceutical research
Monastic herb cultivation
Government drug monopolies
Mass penicillin production became feasible during:
WWI
WWII
Korean War
Cold War
Pasteur developed vaccines for all EXCEPT:
Rabies
Anthrax
Tuberculosis
Chicken cholera
Koch’s postulates established a link between diseases and:
Humoral imbalance
Specific microorganisms
Mineral deficiencies
Seasonal changes
Paracelsus advanced pharmacy by promoting the use of:
Bloodletting for detox
Chemically defined mineral preparations
Fasting to purify the body
Astrological timing of doses
The Basle Apothecaries Oath dates to:
1071
1271
1471
1671
According to Saladin de Asculo, a pharmacist must NOT be:
Modest
Compassionate
Greedy
Honest
The “Pa Kua” symbol appears in connection with:
Babylonian drug seals
Egyptian embalming rituals
Chinese herbal philosophy
Greek botanical texts
The Papyrus Ebers mentions approximately how many drugs?
500
600
700
800
Egyptians used which substance as a binder in formulations?
Alum
Honey
Sulphur
Iron oxide
Dioscorides gathered plant knowledge while accompanying:
Greek traders
Roman armies
Persian envoys
Egyptian priests
Galen’s cold cream remains relevant due to its:
Antimicrobial properties
Formula similarity to modern versions
Use in mummification
Religious significance
