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Medieval Medical Superstitions

Medieval Medical Superstitions Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was believed to be the cause of the Black Death in the Middle Ages?

  1. A curse from God
  2. An imbalance of the four humors
  3. A miasma, or bad air
  4. A demon
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was a common treatment for the plague in the Middle Ages?

  1. Bloodletting
  2. Leeching
  3. Trepanation
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was believed to be the cause of mental illness in the Middle Ages?

  1. Demons
  2. An imbalance of the four humors
  3. A physical illness
  4. A curse
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was a common treatment for mental illness in the Middle Ages?

  1. Prayer
  2. Exorcism
  3. Beatings
  4. All of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was believed to be the cause of infertility in the Middle Ages?

  1. A curse
  2. An imbalance of the four humors
  3. A physical illness
  4. All of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was a common treatment for infertility in the Middle Ages?

  1. Prayer
  2. Herbal remedies
  3. Amulets
  4. All of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was believed to be the cause of toothaches in the Middle Ages?

  1. A worm in the tooth
  2. An imbalance of the four humors
  3. A curse
  4. All of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was a common treatment for toothaches in the Middle Ages?

  1. Drilling a hole in the tooth
  2. Pulling the tooth
  3. Applying a poultice
  4. All of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was believed to be the cause of headaches in the Middle Ages?

  1. An imbalance of the four humors
  2. A demon
  3. A curse
  4. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was a common treatment for headaches in the Middle Ages?

  1. Bloodletting
  2. Leeching
  3. Trepanation
  4. All of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was believed to be the cause of cancer in the Middle Ages?

  1. An imbalance of the four humors
  2. A demon
  3. A curse
  4. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was a common treatment for cancer in the Middle Ages?

  1. Surgery
  2. Herbal remedies
  3. Amulets
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was believed to be the cause of leprosy in the Middle Ages?

  1. A curse from God
  2. An imbalance of the four humors
  3. A demon
  4. All of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was a common treatment for leprosy in the Middle Ages?

  1. Isolation
  2. Herbal remedies
  3. Amulets
  4. All of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was believed to be the cause of the common cold in the Middle Ages?

  1. An imbalance of the four humors
  2. A demon
  3. A curse
  4. All of the above
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was a common treatment for the common cold in the Middle Ages?

  1. Bed rest
  2. Herbal remedies
  3. Amulets
  4. All of the above
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