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PCY 101 PREMOCK DAY 1

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Babylonian medical texts on clay tablets typically included all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

divine invocations

b)

patient diagnosis codes

c)

preparation instructions

d)

descriptions of symptoms

2.

The legendary founder of Chinese pharmacy is traditionally identified as:

a)

Huang Di

b)

Laozi

c)

Confucius

d)

Shen Nung

3.

Shen Nung is believed to have investigated medicinal herbs around:

a)

2500 B.C.

b)

2000 B.C.

c)

1500 B.C.

d)

1000 B.C.

4.

Historical accounts suggest Shen Nung tested herbs primarily on:

a)

prisoners

b)

himself

c)

animals

d)

volunteers

5.

The earliest known Chinese herbal text is called:

a)

Huangdi Neijing

b)

Bencao Gangmu

c)

Pen T-Sao

d)

Daozang

6.

The original Pen T-Sao is recorded to have contained how many drugs?

a)

250

b)

365

c)

500

d)

700

7.

Native Chinese drug guilds continue to honor Shen Nung as:

a)

a national philosopher

b)

a legendary emperor

c)

their patron god

d)

the first apothecary

8.

Which of the following plants is NOT listed among those associated with Shen Nung?

a)

Ginseng

b)

Rhubarb

c)

Stramonium

d)

Opium poppy

9.

Evidence of organized medical practice in Egypt dates to approximately:

a)

3500 B.C.

b)

2900 B.C.

c)

2200 B.C.

d)

1800 B.C.

10.

The most famous pharmaceutical document from ancient Egypt is the:

a)

Papyrus Smith

b)

Papyrus Hearst

c)

Papyrus Ebers

d)

Papyrus Berlin

11.

The Papyrus Ebers is believed to have been compiled around:

a)

2000 B.C.

b)

1800 B.C.

c)

1500 B.C.

d)

1200 B.C.

12.

The Papyrus Ebers contains approximately how many prescriptions?

a)

500

b)

650

c)

800

d)

1000

13.

How many distinct medicinal substances are mentioned in the Papyrus Ebers?

a)

500

b)

600

c)

700

d)

800

14.

Pharmacy in ancient Egypt appears to have operated with:

a)

a single class of practitioners

b)

two or more professional levels

c)

exclusively royal oversight

d)

informal family-based roles

15.

The senior pharmacy role in ancient Egypt was known as:

a)

Master of Remedies

b)

Chief of Fabrication

c)

Royal Compounder

d)

Temple Pharmacist

16.

Egyptian pharmacists most likely conducted their work in a place called the:

a)

House of Healing

b)

Chamber of Herbs

c)

House of Life

d)

Sanctuary of Thoth

17.

Which of the following dosage forms was NOT known to ancient Egyptians?

a)

Suppositories

b)

Inhalations

c)

Intravenous solutions

d)

Ointments

18.

The primary tool used by Egyptians for grinding medicinal substances was the:

a)

stone quern

b)

wooden mallet

c)

mortar and pestle

d)

hand mill

19.

Which liquid was commonly used by Egyptians as a vehicle for medicines?

a)

Olive oil

b)

Beer

c)

Rainwater

d)

Vinegar

20.

Which of the following is classified as a mineral drug in ancient Egyptian practice?

a)

Aloe

b)

Garlic

c)

Sulphur

d)

Fig

21.

Egyptians frequently used which substances as binding agents in formulations?

a)

Starch and gum

b)

Honey and wax

c)

Egg white and resin

d)

Clay and oil

22.

In the Papyrus Ebers, the unit “ro” is equivalent to approximately:

a)

5 mL

b)

10 mL

c)

15 mL

d)

20 mL

23.

One notable Egyptian contribution to pharmacy was the development of:

a)

standardized capsules

b)

balm preservatives

c)

sugar-coated pills

d)

essential oil distillation

24.

The title “father of botany” is attributed to:

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Dioscorides

c)

Theophrastus

d)

Galen

25.

Theophrastus lived during approximately which century?

a)

5th century B.C.

b)

4th century B.C.

c)

3rd century B.C.

d)

2nd century B.C.

26.

Artistic depictions of Theophrastus commonly show him holding:

a)

a scroll of herbs

b)

a branch of belladonna

c)

a mortar and pestle

d)

a flowering pomegranate

27.

Students of Theophrastus often took notes on:

a)

wax-coated ivory slabs

b)

papyrus sheets

c)

clay tablets

d)

palm leaves

28.

Mithridates VI was the ruler of:

a)

Egypt

b)

Pontus

c)

Persia

d)

Babylon

29.

Mithridates VI reportedly tested poisons and antidotes on:

a)

condemned soldiers

b)

foreign envoys

c)

himself and prisoners

d)

temple animals

30.

The famous antidote developed by Mithridates VI was called:

a)

Theriac

b)

Panacea

c)

Mithridatum

d)

Antidotum Magnum

31.

Mithridatum remained in medical use for roughly:

a)

300 years

b)

600 years

c)

over 1,000 years

d)

until the 19th century

32.

One of the earliest trademarked medicinal products was:

a)

Opium resin

b)

Terra Sigillata

c)

Mandrake extract

d)

Frankincense tincture

33.

Terra Sigillata was originally produced on the island of:

a)

Crete

b)

Cyprus

c)

Sicily

d)

Lemnos

34.

The clay for Terra Sigillata was harvested:

a)

monthly during spring

b)

once every lunar cycle

c)

on a single designated day each year

d)

whenever religious festivals occurred

35.

The annual harvesting of Terra Sigillata clay was supervised by:

a)

royal physicians

b)

merchant guilds

c)

governmental and religious officials

d)

temple priests only

36.

The individual who significantly advanced pharmacy toward a science in the 1st century A.D. was:

a)

Galen

b)

Theophrastus

c)

Dioscorides

d)

Avicenna

37.

Dioscorides gathered his botanical knowledge primarily by:

a)

studying ancient libraries

b)

traveling with Roman armies

c)

cultivating royal gardens

d)

consulting Egyptian priests

38.

The writings of Dioscorides were considered authoritative in Europe until the:

a)

14th century

b)

15th century

c)

16th century

d)

17th century

39.

The ancient figure most revered in both medicine and pharmacy was:

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Dioscorides

c)

Galen

d)

Mithridates

40.

Galen’s pharmaceutical principles influenced Western practice for about:

a)

800 years

b)

1,200 years

c)

1,500 years

d)

2,000 years

41.

Preparations made by mechanical extraction are still referred to as:

a)

tinctures

b)

elixirs

c)

galenicals

d)

decoctions

42.

Damian and Cosmas are recognized as the patron saints of:

a)

surgery and diagnosis

b)

herbalism and alchemy

c)

pharmacy and medicine

d)

public health and hygiene

43.

Damian and Cosmas were martyred in the year:

a)

285

b)

303

c)

325

d)

350

44.

During the early Middle Ages, pharmaceutical knowledge in Europe was mainly preserved in:

a)

royal courts

b)

merchant ships

c)

monasteries

d)

city universities

45.

The legal separation of pharmacy and medicine in Europe was first enacted by:

a)

the Pope

b)

the Venetian Senate

c)

Frederick II

d)

Charlemagne

46.

Pharmacy was first officially separated from medicine in:

a)

Rome, 100 A.D.

b)

Baghdad, 800 A.D.

c)

Sicily, 1240 A.D.

d)

Paris, 1300 A.D.

47.

The concept of an official pharmacopoeia first emerged in:

a)

Rome

b)

Baghdad

c)

Florence

d)

London

48.

The first legally binding pharmacopoeia was titled:

a)

Codex Medicamentorum

b)

Nuovo Receptario

c)

Formulario Romano

d)

Libro degli Aromi