
The Black Death Quiz
Authored by Elias Lazarus
Social Studies
6th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Black Death?
A war that occurred in the Middle Ages
A terrible disease that spread throughout Europe from 1347 to 1350
A natural disaster that happened in medieval Europe
The name of a famous battle during the Middle Ages
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Black Death likely start?
Through contaminated water sources
As a result of a famine
It started in Asia and traveled westward along the Silk Road
It was a man-made disease released during a conflict
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the carriers of the Black Death?
Mosquitoes and wild animals
Fleas that lived on rats
Infected birds
Contaminated food
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which cities did the Black Death strike by the middle of 1348?
Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, and London
Madrid, Lisbon, Berlin, and Vienna
Athens, Istanbul, Moscow, and Copenhagen
Rome, Venice, Naples, and Milan
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was the Black Death particularly at home aboard ships?
Because ships were used for transporting medicine
Because ships were immune to the disease
Because ships had better living conditions than the cities
Because ships were a common means of trade and travel, carrying both rats and fleas
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Approximately what fraction of the population in Europe was killed by the Black Death by the time the disease ran its course?
One-tenth
One-fourth
One-third
Half
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many people died a day in Paris, France, during the Black Death?
Around 500 people
Around 800 people
Around 1000 people
Around 1200 people
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