Q 01/05

Who founded chiropractic in 1895?

A) Samuel Hahnemann

B) Andrew Taylor Still

C) Daniel David Palmer

D) Bartlett Joshua Palmer

Answer · why

C) Daniel David Palmer

He was a Canadian-born magnetic healer. Andrew Taylor Still had founded the rival system of osteopathy, also in the Midwest.

Q 02/05

In which Iowa city was chiropractic founded?

A) Des Moines

B) Davenport

C) Dubuque

D) Cedar Rapids

Answer · why

B) Davenport

Palmer had practised magnetic healing there and in Burlington since the mid-1880s. Palmer College still has its main campus in the city.

Q 03/05

Who was D.D. Palmer's first chiropractic patient, who said his hearing was restored?

A) Robert Karlowa

B) Mabel Heath

C) Samuel Weed

D) Harvey Lillard

Answer · why

D) Harvey Lillard

He claimed 17 years of severely reduced hearing that had begun with a 'pop' in his spine. Days after the adjustment he said it was almost fully restor...

Q 04/05

The word 'chiropractic' comes from Greek roots meaning what?

A) Healing touch

B) Bone setting

C) Straight spine

D) Done by hand

Answer · why

D) Done by hand

Cheir means hand and praktikos means practical. The term was coined by Samuel Weed, another of Palmer's patients, not by Palmer himself.

Q 05/05

What was D.D. Palmer's occupation before he founded chiropractic?

A) Pharmacist

B) Magnetic healer

C) Physician

D) Blacksmith

Answer · why

B) Magnetic healer

He had also been a beekeeper, schoolteacher and grocer after emigrating from Ontario in 1865, and dabbled in spiritualism.