The Plague

How many deaths were recorded in London during the Great Plague?

• 68,596

• 78,596

• 88,596

Who was the King at the time of the 1665 outbreak, and fled from London to avoid the Plague?

• King Charles I

• King Charles II

• King James I

What job involved looking for dead bodies and taking them to burial pits

• Undertakers

• Seekers

• Searchers

Which of these was a consequence of the Plague?

• Streets were filled with waste

• The Great Fire of London began

• Businesses and shops lost money

Which animals were killed in London because it was believed they were responsible for spreading the Plague?

• Rats and mice

• Cats and dogs

• Cows and Sheep

Who wrote a diary that gives us a good source of evidence about what life was like at the time of the Plague?

Why were people told to light fires in the streets?

• To kill rats living in the streets

• To stop plague spreading via miasma

• To balance the four humours

When someone was diagnosed with plague, how many days were they locked in their homes for?

• 20

• 30

• 40

What was the name of the job of people who ensured people stayed in their houses when diagnosed with the Plague?

• Finders

• Searchers

• Watchers

What was the approximate mortality rate of people who caught the bubonic plague?

• 1 in 3

• 1 in 5

• 1 in 10