The Black Plague

What animal contributed the most to the spread the black plague?

• Birds

• Fleas and rats

• Fish

• Lions

What kind of plague was the Black Death?

• Bubonic

• Septicemic

• Pneumonic

Which of the following terms accurately describes the Black Plague?

• Pandemic

• Epidemic

What is the actual name for the Black Plague?

• Rodent Plague

• Black Misery

• My life is over Plague

• Bubonic Plague

How did the plague impact Europe?

• People started to question the church

• 1/3 of the population died

• It contributed to the decline of feudalism

• All are correct

Which of the following did not carry the Bubonic Plague?

• Fleas

• Flies

• Rats

• Humans

What happened to most people who were infected with the plague?

• Nothing because they got a vaccine for the disease

• Their hair fell out, but then they got better

• All of their skin turned black, but then they got better

• They got covered in swollen blisters (buboes) and mostly died

Some scientists think the plague arrived in Europe from?

• Ships

• Airplanes

• Camel caravans

• Trains

What was the name of the bacteria that spread the Black Plague?

• Bacteria

• Yersinia Pestis

• Blue Green Bacteria

• Athletes Foot

What was the alternate name for the Black Plague? (Click all that apply)

• Black Death

• Bubonic Plague

• Black Plague