The Black Death Quiz

Which of the following words best describes what the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague was?

• A tribe that invaded Europe in the 1300s

• An infection from eating spoiled food

• A disease that killed nearly half the population of Europe

• Mr. Carr’s 11th grade garage band

True or False. The Black Death Spread from Europe to Asia in 1437.

• True

• False

How was the plague able to spread from Asia to Europe?

• Through trade routes

• By air travel

• Through social media

• By sea monsters

What information from the text tells us that people of that time had no scientific knowledge?

• They believed in myths and legends.

• They had advanced technology.

• They conducted scientific experiments.

• They wrote scientific papers.

Choose two examples of how the plague spread among people in Europe?

• Europeans caught the disease from bat bites

• Filthy living conditions attracted rats and their fleas

• Many people were eaten by the infected rats

• Passed from persons through coughing, sneezing, etc.

About how many Europeans died from the Plague?

• 250 million

• 500,000

• Half the population

• 50,000,000