WHA Quiz 8 The Black Death Hits Europe

The bubonic plague is spread by _______________.

• A. fleas on rats
• B. ticks on dogs
• C. flies on horses
• D. breathing infected air

As many as _______________ Europeans died of the Black Death.

• A. 2,500
• B. 250,000
• C. 2 million
• . 25 million

A new epidemic of bubonic plague started in _______________ in the 1200s.

• A. England
• B. Scandinavia
• C. China
• D. Italy

One out of every _______________ people in Europe was killed by the bubonic plague.

• A. two
• B. three
• C. four
• D. five

Some people thought the _______________ caused the bubonic plague by poisoning town wells.

• A. nobles
• B. Jews
• C. Christians
• D. merchants

After trade ships arrived in Messina, _______________, townspeople became sick and died.

• A. Germany
• B. Sicily
• C. China
• D. Russia

Because of the Black Death, _______________.

• A. the Church suffered a loss of power
• B. Some people thought the Jews had poisoned town wells
• C. Europe’s economy suffered
• D. all of the above

The bubonic plague is spread by fleas on rats.

• True
• False

The epidemic began in the 1600s in Italy.

• True
• False

Many believed the Black Death was God punishing people for their sins.

• True
• False