Question 1

Practitioners and promoters of quackery seldom

Accepted Answer

A)  promise quick and drugless treatments or cures. 
B)  conduct controlled experiments to test theories. 
C)  claim that a single product or service cures a wide range of illness. 
D)  claim that medical doctors cannot be trusted.

Question 2

Many people turn to unscientific and unproven methods of treatment for health problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following were identified as frauds by a congressional subcommittee?

Accepted Answer

A)  doctors who order too many electrocardiograms 
B)  most plastic surgeons 
C)  clinics that advocate dietary treatment for arthritis and cancer 
D)  proponents of surgical treatment of nearsightedness

Question 4

The California Medical Association considers all of the following to be questionable except

Accepted Answer

A)  acupuncture. 
B)  laser surgery. 
C)  applied kinesiology.

Question 5

Many billions of dollars are spent yearly on products and services that are Falsely claimed to prevent or alleviate health problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Rheumatoid arthritis seldom remits spontaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Frauds and Quackery

Practitioners and promoters of quackery seldom

Many people turn to unscientific and unproven methods of treatment for health problems.

Which of the following were identified as frauds by a congressional subcommittee?

The California Medical Association considers all of the following to be questionable except

Many billions of dollars are spent yearly on products and services that are Falsely claimed to prevent or alleviate health problems.

Rheumatoid arthritis seldom remits spontaneously.