Quiz for Document Project 21: Tan Yunxian Chinese Medicine

1. Question

   The illustration of a Chinese physician and his patient provides evidence of which of the following (see Document 21.1)?

   A.

   Physicians were literate, learned people.

   B.

   Medicine was closely linked to folk beliefs and practices.

   C.

   Diagnosis did not involve a physical examination of the patient.

   D.

   Physicians treated everyone, regardless of wealth or status.

   Correct: The answer is a. The writing implements on the table, the physician’s attire, and his glasses all suggest a literate, learned man.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. The writing implements on the table, the physician’s attire, and his glasses all suggest a literate, learned man.

   The illustration of a Chinese physician and his patient provides evidence of which of the following (see Document 21.1)?

2. Question

   What did Chinese physicians hope to learn by taking their patient’s pulse (see Document 21.1)?

   A.

   The key aspects of the patient’s personality

   B.

   The location and nature of the patient’s physical imbalance

   C.

   The likely components of the patient’s diet

   D.

   The patient’s moral and spiritual condition

   Correct: The answer is b. By taking the pulse at a variety of locations, Chinese physicians hoped to discover what bodily systems were out of balance and in what ways.

   Incorrect: The answer is b. By taking the pulse at a variety of locations, Chinese physicians hoped to discover what bodily systems were out of balance and in what ways.

   What did Chinese physicians hope to learn by taking their patient’s pulse (see Document 21.1)?

3. Question

   Based on the painting of a Chinese apothecary shop, which of these was likely true of Chinese apothecaries (see Document 21.2)?

   A.

   They were in direct competition with Chinese physicians.

   B.

   They occupied a low position in Chinese society.

   C.

   They functioned as much as priests as medical practitioners.

   D.

   They had to have knowledge of a large number of medicinal ingredients.

   Correct: The answer is d. The well-stocked shelves and the many drawers in the medicine cabinet on the left side of the store suggest that a large number of ingredients were used in Chinese medicine.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. The well-stocked shelves and the many drawers in the medicine cabinet on the left side of the store suggest that a large number of ingredients were used in Chinese medicine.

   Based on the painting of a Chinese apothecary shop, which of these was likely true of Chinese apothecaries (see Document 21.2)?

4. Question

   What did Chinese acupuncturists hope to accomplish by inserting needles into their patients (see Document 21.3)?

   A.

   They wanted to cause pain to evil spirits inhabiting their patient’s body.

   B.

   They wanted to stimulate an immune response in their patient’s body.

   C.

   They wanted to influence the flow of energy within their patient’s body.

   D.

   They wanted to interrupt the flow of toxins and other disease agents.

   Correct: The answer is c. Acupuncture was used to control the flow of qi, or natural energy, within the patient’s body.

   Incorrect: The answer is c. Acupuncture was used to control the flow of qi, or natural energy, within the patient’s body.

   What did Chinese acupuncturists hope to accomplish by inserting needles into their patients (see Document 21.3)?