Moving to England (the Plague)

Which of these was a cause for the spread of the plague?

• Poor medical knowledge

• Global trade

• Rats!

• All of the above

Which of these were NOT a cause of the plague

• The alignment of the planets

• War

• Poor Sanitation

• All of the above

What two things did the King of Sweden order to counteract the plague?

• "weeding Wednesdays" and "sinless Saturdays"

• “foodless Fridays” and “shoeless Sundays”

• "mute Mondays" and "no travel Tuesdays"

• "taco Tuesdays" and "thirsty Thursdays"

On average, Jewish communities were less affected by the plague?

• True

• False

All of society though that Jewish people were to blame for the plague?

• True

• False

There is a vast amount of evidence to blame the plague on not just rats, but also cats

• True

• False

The misconception of the idea that cats were blamed for the plague comes from a letter written by which pope?

• Pope Francis

• Pope Gregory IX

• Pope Benedict XVI

• Pope Jon Bon Jovi

One of the unintended benefits of the plague was what?

• Peasants were able to demand higher wages due to labour shortages

• Rats were removed as domestic pets, removing all disease within society

• The King was able to build a throne of skulls from all those who had passed

• All of the above

How did the state try to fight against worker's asking for higher wages?

• An English law in 1349 tried to force workers to accept the same wages they received in 1346

• An English law in 1351 stated that every healthy unemployed person under 60 years old must work for anyone who wanted to hire him

• Workers who demanded higher wages could be sent to prison and—if they escaped—branded with the letter “F” (possibly for Fugitive) on their foreheads.

• All of the above