Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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What was bad air called? | Miasma | 85%
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Who came up with the theory of the opposites? | Galen | 83%
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Who theorised the 4 humors? | Hippocrates | 81%
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Most believed illness was caused by what? | God | 80%
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What was the most common way of balancing the humors? | Blood letting | 61%
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Who performed simple surgery? | Barber surgeon | 57%
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What is an iconic symptom of the plague? | Buboes | 56%
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Who ran the hospitals at the time? | Monks/Nuns | 55%
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Who was medically trained at university? | Physician | 49%
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What year was the Black Death? | 1348 | 48%
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Who sells treatments and herbal remedies? | Apothecary | 35%
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Who whipped themselves for their sins? | Flagellants | 26%
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What was the main method of treatment of the time? | Praying | 25%
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What did the church have great control over? | Education | 20%
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What set of instructions were the rich given by physicians to stay healthy? | Regimen Sanitatis | 8%
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What spiced based mixture was used to cure the Black Death? | Theriaca | 4%
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What were vases with sweet smelling herbs called? | Pomanders | 3%
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