Which ancient Greek poet was once believed to have been a doctor, because the medical knowledge revealed in their poems seemed so advanced?

• Virgil 
• Ovid 
• Homer
• Sappho

Which disease did the Romans believe was caused by harmful fumes from marshy ground?

• Syphilis
• Cholera 
• Tuberculosis
• Malaria

Why would an ancient Greek doctor prescribe a night’s sleep in a temple dedicated to the god of medicine?

• To ensure the patient got a good night’s sleep.
• To purify the patient of their illness.
• To allow the god to visit the patient in their dreams.
• To quarantine the patient and prevent them from spreading their illness to others. 

If you had a spinal deformity such as a humpback, an ancient Greek doctor would…

• Ask you to confess your sins and then offer forgiveness.
• Tell you to leave the country (go into exile).
• Make you lie down and then stand on your back.
• Tie you upside down on a ladder.

In ancient Greece, why shouldn’t someone with epilepsy wear black?

• Because black was the colour of death.
• In case they were mistaken for a priest.
• Because epilepsy could be cured by sunlight.

Got a headache? What would an ancient Roman doctor advise you to do?

• Put a fish on your head.
• Plunge into a bath full of ice.
• Go for a long walk by the sea.
• Eat lots of pickled cabbage.

When he was a young man, the legendary Greek king Odysseus was wounded in the thigh by a wild boar while out hunting. How did his companions stop the bleeding?

• They applied a particular herb to the wound.
• They massaged the leg.
• They recited a special spell.

What might be treated by crocodile dung, goat’s milk, honey and fluid from a hyena’s liver?

• Blood poisoning
• Sensitivity to light 
• Insomnia
• Jaundice