Pharmacy Technician 7th Edition Perspective Press Test Bank

1. Ancient __ believed that illness was caused by demons.
   a. Greeks
   b. Egyptians
   c. Sumerians
   d. Chinese
   ANS: C PTS: 1
2. Imhotep was the first physician known by
   a. name.
   b. degree.
   c. specialty.
   d. “trial and error.”
   ANS: A PTS: 1
3. The supernatural approach to treating illness gave way to a more scientific approach
   around
   a. 4000 B.C.
   b. 3000 B.C.
   c. 400 B.C.
   d. 1800 A.D.
   ANS: C PTS: 1
4. This word means a “cure all”:
   a. panacea.
   b. antibiotic.
   c. vaccine.
   d. anesthesia.
   ANS: A PTS: 1
5. Quinine is made from the bark of the
   a. willow tree.
   b. Greek mahogany tree.
   c. North American oak tree.
   d. Peruvian cinchona tree.
   ANS: D PTS: 1
6. Cocaine was the first effective
   a. non-narcotic analgesic.
   b. narcotic analgesic.
   c. general anesthetic.
   d. local anesthetic.
   ANS: D

7. The Chinese Emperor Shen Nung was one of the first known practitioners of
   a. “trial and error” drug testing.
   b. scientific approach.
   c. supernatural approach.
   d. religious approach.
   ANS: A PTS: 1
8. The most widely used drug in the world is
   a. acetylsalicylic acid.
   b. codeine.
   c. cocaine.
   d. penicillin.
   ANS: A PTS: 1
9. The discovery of _ revolutionized surgery and dentistry.
   a. acetylsalicylic acid
   b. quinine
   c. cocaine
   d. salicylic acid
   ANS: C PTS: 1
10. ___ is the most complete record of ancient Egyptian medicine and
    pharmacology and included about 800 prescriptions using 700 drugs.
    a. Materia Medica
    b. Alcmaeon
    c. Papyrus Ebers
    d. Pharmacopeia
    ANS: C PTS: 1
11. The study of drugs – their properties, uses, application, and effects – is called
    a. pharmacology.
    b. pharmacognosy.
    c. pharmacopeia.
    d. panacea.
    ANS: A PTS: 1
12. An early form of immunization was practiced by
    a. Dioscorides.
    b. Shen Nung.
    c. King Mithridates of Pontos.
    d. Charaka.
    ANS: C PTS: 1
13. _______ is an early Chinese forerunner to the FDA approved drug list.
    a. Shen Nung Pen Tsao
    b. Li Shi Zhen

c. Pen Tsao Kang Mu
d. Materia Medica
ANS: A PTS: 1

14. Dioscorides wrote
    a. Papyrus Ebers.
    b. Charaka.
    c. De Materia Medica.
    d. Shen Nung Pen Tsao.
    ANS: C PTS: 1
15. ___ wrote the first great book of Indian medicine.
    a. Dioscorides
    b. Pontos
    c. Avicenna
    d. Charaka
    ANS: D PTS: 1
16. ___ believed there were four “humours” in man.
    a. Hippocrates
    b. Paracelsus
    c. Galen
    d. Avicenna
    ANS: C PTS: 1
17. __ was used for general anesthesia in the first publicized operation with general
    anesthesia.
    a. Cocaine
    b. Ether
    c. Aspirin
    d. Penicillin
    ANS: B PTS: 1
18. ___ wrote the Book of Medicine Dedicated to Mansur.
    a. Avicenna
    b. Paracelsus
    c. Rhazes
    d. Edward Jenner
    ANS: C PTS: 1
19. A natural medicine that is found in some of today’s teas and that became popular in the
    1500s for its use on kidney and bladder ailments is
    a. sarsaparilla.
    b. cinchona.
    c. quinine.
    d. salicylic acid