5 Questions
What methods were used during the Middle Ages to rid a person of demonic influence?
Exorcism, flogging, prayer, chanting
What was the belief that large numbers of people had an uncontrollable desire to dance and jump called?
Tarantism
What was the black death also known as?
Bubonic plague
What scientific and medical explanations were discarded during the Middle Ages?
Explanations proposed by Hippocrates
What was the belief that one was possessed by wolves or other animals and imitated their behavior called?
Lycanthropy
Test your knowledge of the Middle Ages with this quiz covering the period from 500 AD to 1500 AD. Explore the impact of the Church, the fall of the Roman Empire, and the prevailing beliefs about mental illness during this historical era.
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