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Quiz for Picturing the Past: Physician with Young Patient

Picturing the Past: Physician with Young Patient

  1. Question

    Which of these features of Hellenistic medicine is reflected in the plaster cast?

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

    Correct. The answer is b. Hellenistic physicians combined theory with observation.
    Incorrect. The answer is b. Hellenistic physicians combined theory with observation.
  2. Question

    The plaster cast provides evidence that Hellenistic people

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

    Correct. The answer is c. The cast includes both an image of a doctor examining a patient and Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine.
    Incorrect. The answer is c. The cast includes both an image of a doctor examining a patient and Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine.