The Black Death Quiz

What type of plague was the Black Death?

• Septicemic plague

• Viral plague

• Bubonic plague

• Pneumonic plague

In which year did the Black Death reach Paris, France, and London, England?

• 1350

• 1348

• 1346

• 1352

Which Pope consecrated the entire Rhone River so bodies could be thrown into it and considered to be buried in holy ground?

• Pope Gregory IX

• Pope Alexander VI

• Pope Urban II

• Pope Clement VI

By what decade had the worst epidemic run its course?

• 1340s

• 1350s

• 1360s

• 1370s

What can be used to treat the Black Death today?

• Antivirals

• Antibiotics

• Antifungals

• Antiseptics

Which of the following was NOT an ineffective treatment for the Black Death?

• Draining blood

• Cutting boils

• Using antibiotics

• Burning herbs

Identify two groups that were persecuted during the time of the Black Death as a punishment from God.

• Jews and friars

• Merchants and soldiers

• Nobles and knights

• Farmers and craftsmen

What transmitted the Black Death to people?

• Mosquitoes

• Rats

• Fleas (carried by rats)

• Contaminated water

Which region is believed to be the origin of the Black Death?

• Western Europe

• Central Asia

• North Africa

• South America

Approximately what percentage of Europe's total population was killed by the Black Death?

• 10%-15%

• 25%-60%

• 70%-85%

• 40%-55%