Source Analysis Questions (8 Marks)

This section presents a series of source-based questions worth 8 marks each. Students are asked to evaluate the usefulness of various historical sources for studying specific aspects of medical history.

Example: "Study Source A. How useful is Source A to a historian studying the impact of the Black Death?"

The sources include:

• An illustration of people carrying coffins during the Black Death • A depiction of Renaissance-era surgery • A medieval illustration of skull surgery • An early 20th-century drawing of the Black Death in London • A painting of Louis Pasteur in his laboratory • An engraving of a plague doctor from 1721

Highlight: These questions assess students' ability to analyze historical evidence and consider factors like provenance, purpose, and historical context when evaluating source usefulness.

Comparative Questions (8 Marks)

The final section introduces comparative questions worth 8 marks each. These questions ask students to identify similarities between medical practices or institutions in different historical periods.

Examples include:

• Comparing hospitals in the Medieval and Renaissance periods • Contrasting surgery in the Middle Ages with that during John Hunter's time • Examining public health in Medieval towns versus later periods

Highlight: These questions challenge students to think across different time periods and identify continuities in medical history, developing their skills in historical comparison and analysis.

Example: "Compare hospitals in the Medieval period with hospitals in the Renaissance period. In what ways were they similar?"

These questions help students develop a broader understanding of changes and continuities in medical history over time.