Quiz: The Hippocratic Oath
A ten-question reading and vocabulary quiz on the oath, with a bonus question.
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Quiz – The Hippocratic Oath
Name
Date Per.
Mr. Reed
1.Who is the principal god to whom Hippocrates' disciples swore their oath?
2.Hippocrates' disciples were expected to respect their teacher as they would whom?
3.What could his disciples charge their teacher's sons in exchange for instruction in medicine?
4.Was Hippocrates pro-life or pro-choice?
5.What common medical skill did the disciples of Hippocrates NOT practice?
6.From the words listed below, write the word that comes closest to the meaning of stipulation as used in the Hippocratic Oath.
7.Write the word that comes closest to the meaning of regimen as used in the Hippocratic Oath.
8.Write the word that comes closest to the meaning of deleterious as used in the Hippocratic Oath.
9.Write the word that comes closest to the meaning of abstain as used in the Hippocratic Oath.
10.What is an oath?
- CONDITION
- HARMFUL
- REFRAIN
- SYSTEM
- CURATIVE
- PRESCRIPTION
- SOIL
- UNIT
BONUS:
A.What is a pessary? [This answer is not listed above.]