Castle and plague practice

In what year did the plague begin in Sicily?

• 1399

• 1347

• 2017

• 1023

What song illustrates medieval life at the time of the plague?

• Ring Around the Rosie

• Humbles

• Eye of the Tiger

• Welcome to the Jungle

Which symptoms are known to be associated with plague?

• All of the Above

• pain

• nodes that turn black

• fever and chills

Within __ years the plague raced through Europe claiming millions of lives.  What fraction of the population died?

• 10 years, 1/2 the population

• 20 years, 1/3 the population

• 5 years, 1/2 the population

• 5 years, 1/3 the population

Which reason might explain why the Catholic Church lost power during this time.

• They Church could do little to help the people.

• Praying was an effective way to combat plague.

• Very few priests died from plague which angered the people.

• all of the above

Battlements are also known as...

• up and downs

• crenellations

• Stone blocks

• Merlon

What does a turtle represent?

• Trebuchet

• Siege Tower

• Battering Ram

• sword

Moats usually contained crocodiles or alligators.

• Ture

• False

• I don't know the answer

• Opinion

Battlements are made of

• Curtain Walls

• Merlon and embrasures

• Drawbridge

• All of the Above

One of the best castle defenses against siege towers and tunnelers was

• The moat

• Drawbridge

• Merlon

• Keep