HIST 103

Saul was accepted as king because

God had selected him.

Prophecy in the ancient Jewish world involved

speaking the word of God

Which of the following is NOT true about Saul?

He killed the leader of the Am'alekites.

Which of these is NOT a symptom of Bipolar I Disorder according to the DSM?

facial tics and spasms

Ancient Hebrew texts assumed that

madness was an affliction of the soul

I Samuel indicates that

people were not sure whether Saul was mad or a prophet

Recent scientific research suggests that 

not only humans but also chimps and birds suffer from mental illnesses

David calmed Saul’s moods by

playing music for him

I Samuel contends that Saul went mad because

an evil spirit from God tormented him

I Samuel was written

probably at least one hundred years after Saul's reign

According to the text, God was displeased with Saul because 

Saul did not kill the Am'alek people

Saul's servants

told Saul they noticed something strange about his behavior

Who eventually killed Agag (the leader of the Am’alekites)?

Samuel

In The Bacchae, Pentheus is

Agave’s son

In The Bacchae, upon returning to her home, Agave

comes to her senses

In the Book of Mark, the madman from Gerasenes

shows remarkable strength

According to the Book of Mark, which three of the following powers did Jesus have?

to raise the dead, to heal by touch, to drive out demons

According to Greek literature, the character of Orestes was made mad by the Furies because

he killed his mother

The Bacchae was

written for the theater

The Greek concept of psyche referred to a person’s 

spirit or soul

The ancient Greeks spoke about madness   

in public

In The Bacchae, when Cadmus sees what Agave has done, he

feels sorry for Agave

Galen recommended that individuals concerned about their spiritual state of health

seek advice from someone who shows self-restraint

Which of the following was NOT a form of sacred madness according to Plato

music

According to the messenger in The Bacchae, the best to live your life is by

showing self-control

Which of the following is an ability that Jesus did NOT demonstrate, according to the Book of Mark

destroying temples honoring Asclepius

Which one of the following was NOT a symptom of the frenzy inspired by Bacchus

paralysis of the limbs

The Hippocratic physicians thought hysteria to be

a potentially life-threatening disease

According to Soranus, the Greeks believed mania produced

mental anguish

Herbs and plants were used to treat

both hysteria and mania

According to Hippocratic medicine, hysteria mainly affected

virgins and widows

Which of the following is NOT true about physicians in the city of ancient Rome

they tended to have a military commission

According to Soranus, mania occurred primarily in

young and middle-aged men

Medicine in the ancient world was considered to be

a craft

Ancient medicine placed great emphasis on

prognosis

Which of the following was NOT used by Hippocratic physicians to treat hysteria

tooth removal

Which of the following was NOT a treatment advised by Soranus for mania

brisk walks in the countryside

Hippocratic medicine believed that all illnesses

had histories

Which of the following was NOT considered to be a humor according to Hippocratic medicine

saliva

According to Soranus, mania

was a chronic disorder that could appear, disappear, and reappear