Multiple Choice Questions:
1.Trephining is:(p. 130)
a.a primitive medical treatment
b.a hole cut from the skull allowing evil spirits a route to escape.
c.the process of electrifying the cerebral cortex of the brain.
d.both (a) and (b) are correct
e.none of the above
2.Animism is:(p. 130)
a.an early medical treatment.
b.the belief that spirits inhabit inanimate objects such as rocks, trees, or rivers.
c.the state religion of early Greek civilization.
d.the belief that diseases are caused by organic or physical problems.
3.Monasteries often served as sanctuaries, refuges, and places of treatment for the mentally ill. (p. 133)
True
False
4.The Inquisition was:(p. 134)
a.a religious tribunal established under Pope Innocent III.
b.given the responsibility to punish crimes associated with witchcraft.
c.often seen as administering cruel and harsh punishments.
d.all of the above
e.none of the above
5.Throughout the Middle Ages, a major power struggle existed between the Church and the Military. (p. 134)
True
False
6.During the Middle Ages, those individuals deemed illegitimately unfit for work came to be known as the unworthy poor. (p. 134)
True
False
7.The Elizabethan Poor Law established a system that provided direct cash payments and good jobs to the poor. (p. 135)
True
False
8.As a result of the Industrial Revolution, the vast majority of poor people found themselves well provided with the necessities of life. (p. 136)
True
False
9.The Englishman Herbert Spencer was primarily responsible for developing the ideas which became known as “Social Darwinism.” (p. 135)
True
False
10.The concept of laissez-faire economy was developed by:(p. 136)
a.Herbert Spencer.
b.Charles Darwin.
c.Adam Smith.
d.Jane Addams.
e.Dorothea Dix.