Question 1

Who opened the Swedish Health Institute of Washington, DC, considered the first massage school in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   John Harvey Kellogg
B)   Douglas Graham
C)   Just Lucas-Championniere
D)   Hartvig NissenE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Who wrote the first American textbook on the Swedish Movement System in 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hartvig Nissen
B)   Andrew Weil
C)   George Taylor
D)   Douglas GrahamE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which organization developed and released the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)   Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
B)   National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
C)   American Massage Therapy Association
D)   Associated Bodywork and Massage ProfessionalsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Who helped popularize massage therapy in the United States during the modern era by writing numerous books and publishing articles in his magazine, Good Health?

Accepted Answer

A)   John Harvey Kellogg
B)   Douglas Graham
C)   Just Lucas-Championniere
D)   Hartvig NissenE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

What organization offered a national certification exam in 1992 that was later adopted by most states as a licensure requirement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
B)   National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
C)   Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals
D)   American Massage Therapy AssociationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

When is the earliest the term massage was used by most European-based cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)   1600s
B)   1700s
C)   1800s
D)   1900sE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which illegal activity uses massage as a cover for its operations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Arms dealing
B)   Dog fighting
C)   Drug running
D)   Sex traffickingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Who wrote the Canon of Medicine, the most famous book in the history of medicine in both the East and the West?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rhazes
B)   Celsus
C)   Avicenna
D)   HippocratesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

Which term describes a component of the Ling System?

Accepted Answer

A)   Shiatsu
B)   Ayurveda
C)   Thai massage
D)   Swedish massageE) A) and B)
F) All of the above D

Question 10

Which massage organization took the first step toward professionalism by the establishing a massage curriculum and accreditation of massage schools?

Accepted Answer

A)   American Association of Masseurs and Masseuses
B)   Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
C)   Esalen Massage and Bodywork Association
D)   Society of Trained MasseusesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 11

Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ayurveda
B)   Shiatsu
C)   Amma
D)   PolarityE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

In what year did George Henry Taylor and Charles Fayette Taylor introduce the Swedish Movement system in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   1796
B)   1856
C)   1911
D)   1958E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which center was a think tank for human potential movement and the first exposure to massage for many people?

Accepted Answer

A)   Remedial Hygienic Institute
B)   Esalen Institute
C)   Swedish Institute
D)   Touch Research InstituteE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Which method is defined as manual manipulation of soft tissue using pressure and traction for therapeutic, palliative, and recreational purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Acupuncture
B)   Ayurveda
C)   Polarity therapy
D)   Massage therapyE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which work is commonly referred to as the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tao Te Ching
B)   Nei Ching
C)   Ayur-Veda
D)   Corpus HippocraticumE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

What is the original massage technique in China and the precursor to manual and energetic therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Polarity
B)   Shiatsu
C)   Acupuncture
D)   AmmaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

Who was the first known scientist to demonstrate that blood circulation due to muscular contraction of the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)   Paré
B)   Galen
C)   Harvey
D)   MezgerE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses applied pressure of the thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ayurveda
B)   Shiatsu
C)   Massage
D)   AmmaE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

When was the American Massage and Therapy Association founded?

Accepted Answer

A)   1926
B)   1943
C)   1965
D)   1987E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which issue may legal massage therapists have to deal with because of human trafficking?

Accepted Answer

A)   Paying higher costs for supplies
B)   Being threatened
C)   Needing additional continuing education
D)   Researching businessesE) None of the above
F) A) and C) B

Exam 1: History of Massage: Prehistoric Times to the Modern Era, and Professional Societies, Organizations, and Associations

Who opened the Swedish Health Institute of Washington, DC, considered the first massage school in the United States?

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Who wrote the first American textbook on the Swedish Movement System in 1860?

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Which organization developed and released the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination in 2008?

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Who helped popularize massage therapy in the United States during the modern era by writing numerous books and publishing articles in his magazine, Good Health?

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What organization offered a national certification exam in 1992 that was later adopted by most states as a licensure requirement?

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When is the earliest the term massage was used by most European-based cultures?

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Which illegal activity uses massage as a cover for its operations?

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Who wrote the Canon of Medicine, the most famous book in the history of medicine in both the East and the West?

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Which term describes a component of the Ling System?

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Which massage organization took the first step toward professionalism by the establishing a massage curriculum and accreditation of massage schools?

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Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition?

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In what year did George Henry Taylor and Charles Fayette Taylor introduce the Swedish Movement system in the United States?

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Which center was a think tank for human potential movement and the first exposure to massage for many people?

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Which method is defined as manual manipulation of soft tissue using pressure and traction for therapeutic, palliative, and recreational purposes?

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Which work is commonly referred to as the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine?

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What is the original massage technique in China and the precursor to manual and energetic therapies?

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Who was the first known scientist to demonstrate that blood circulation due to muscular contraction of the heart?

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Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses applied pressure of the thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body?

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When was the American Massage and Therapy Association founded?

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Which issue may legal massage therapists have to deal with because of human trafficking?

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