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WorksheetsPCY 101 PREMOCK DAY 1
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Babylonian medical texts on clay tablets typically included all of the following EXCEPT:
divine invocations
patient diagnosis codes
preparation instructions
descriptions of symptoms
The legendary founder of Chinese pharmacy is traditionally identified as:
Huang Di
Laozi
Confucius
Shen Nung
Shen Nung is believed to have investigated medicinal herbs around:
2500 B.C.
2000 B.C.
1500 B.C.
1000 B.C.
Historical accounts suggest Shen Nung tested herbs primarily on:
prisoners
himself
animals
volunteers
The earliest known Chinese herbal text is called:
Huangdi Neijing
Bencao Gangmu
Pen T-Sao
Daozang
The original Pen T-Sao is recorded to have contained how many drugs?
250
365
500
700
Native Chinese drug guilds continue to honor Shen Nung as:
a national philosopher
a legendary emperor
their patron god
the first apothecary
Which of the following plants is NOT listed among those associated with Shen Nung?
Ginseng
Rhubarb
Stramonium
Opium poppy
Evidence of organized medical practice in Egypt dates to approximately:
3500 B.C.
2900 B.C.
2200 B.C.
1800 B.C.
The most famous pharmaceutical document from ancient Egypt is the:
Papyrus Smith
Papyrus Hearst
Papyrus Ebers
Papyrus Berlin
The Papyrus Ebers is believed to have been compiled around:
2000 B.C.
1800 B.C.
1500 B.C.
1200 B.C.
The Papyrus Ebers contains approximately how many prescriptions?
500
650
800
1000
How many distinct medicinal substances are mentioned in the Papyrus Ebers?
500
600
700
800
Pharmacy in ancient Egypt appears to have operated with:
a single class of practitioners
two or more professional levels
exclusively royal oversight
informal family-based roles
The senior pharmacy role in ancient Egypt was known as:
Master of Remedies
Chief of Fabrication
Royal Compounder
Temple Pharmacist
Egyptian pharmacists most likely conducted their work in a place called the:
House of Healing
Chamber of Herbs
House of Life
Sanctuary of Thoth
Which of the following dosage forms was NOT known to ancient Egyptians?
Suppositories
Inhalations
Intravenous solutions
Ointments
The primary tool used by Egyptians for grinding medicinal substances was the:
stone quern
wooden mallet
mortar and pestle
hand mill
Which liquid was commonly used by Egyptians as a vehicle for medicines?
Olive oil
Beer
Rainwater
Vinegar
Which of the following is classified as a mineral drug in ancient Egyptian practice?
Aloe
Garlic
Sulphur
Fig
Egyptians frequently used which substances as binding agents in formulations?
Starch and gum
Honey and wax
Egg white and resin
Clay and oil
In the Papyrus Ebers, the unit “ro” is equivalent to approximately:
5 mL
10 mL
15 mL
20 mL
One notable Egyptian contribution to pharmacy was the development of:
standardized capsules
balm preservatives
sugar-coated pills
essential oil distillation
The title “father of botany” is attributed to:
Hippocrates
Dioscorides
Theophrastus
Galen
Theophrastus lived during approximately which century?
5th century B.C.
4th century B.C.
3rd century B.C.
2nd century B.C.
Artistic depictions of Theophrastus commonly show him holding:
a scroll of herbs
a branch of belladonna
a mortar and pestle
a flowering pomegranate
Students of Theophrastus often took notes on:
wax-coated ivory slabs
papyrus sheets
clay tablets
palm leaves
Mithridates VI was the ruler of:
Egypt
Pontus
Persia
Babylon
Mithridates VI reportedly tested poisons and antidotes on:
condemned soldiers
foreign envoys
himself and prisoners
temple animals
The famous antidote developed by Mithridates VI was called:
Theriac
Panacea
Mithridatum
Antidotum Magnum
Mithridatum remained in medical use for roughly:
300 years
600 years
over 1,000 years
until the 19th century
One of the earliest trademarked medicinal products was:
Opium resin
Terra Sigillata
Mandrake extract
Frankincense tincture
Terra Sigillata was originally produced on the island of:
Crete
Cyprus
Sicily
Lemnos
The clay for Terra Sigillata was harvested:
monthly during spring
once every lunar cycle
on a single designated day each year
whenever religious festivals occurred
The annual harvesting of Terra Sigillata clay was supervised by:
royal physicians
merchant guilds
governmental and religious officials
temple priests only
The individual who significantly advanced pharmacy toward a science in the 1st century A.D. was:
Galen
Theophrastus
Dioscorides
Avicenna
Dioscorides gathered his botanical knowledge primarily by:
studying ancient libraries
traveling with Roman armies
cultivating royal gardens
consulting Egyptian priests
The writings of Dioscorides were considered authoritative in Europe until the:
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
The ancient figure most revered in both medicine and pharmacy was:
Hippocrates
Dioscorides
Galen
Mithridates
Galen’s pharmaceutical principles influenced Western practice for about:
800 years
1,200 years
1,500 years
2,000 years
Preparations made by mechanical extraction are still referred to as:
tinctures
elixirs
galenicals
decoctions
Damian and Cosmas are recognized as the patron saints of:
surgery and diagnosis
herbalism and alchemy
pharmacy and medicine
public health and hygiene
Damian and Cosmas were martyred in the year:
285
303
325
350
During the early Middle Ages, pharmaceutical knowledge in Europe was mainly preserved in:
royal courts
merchant ships
monasteries
city universities
The legal separation of pharmacy and medicine in Europe was first enacted by:
the Pope
the Venetian Senate
Frederick II
Charlemagne
Pharmacy was first officially separated from medicine in:
Rome, 100 A.D.
Baghdad, 800 A.D.
Sicily, 1240 A.D.
Paris, 1300 A.D.
The concept of an official pharmacopoeia first emerged in:
Rome
Baghdad
Florence
London
The first legally binding pharmacopoeia was titled:
Codex Medicamentorum
Nuovo Receptario
Formulario Romano
Libro degli Aromi
