7.7 Practice Quiz

What major events in the mid-1300s led Europeans to believe the end of the world was near?

• Crop failures and famine

• Technological advancements

• Peace treaties

• Economic prosperity

What was the long-term impact of the upheavals in the mid-1300s on Europe?

• Rise of the Middle Ages

• Fall of the Middle Ages and Rise of the Modern World

• Economic prosperity

• Technological stagnation

In which year did a fleet of Genoese trading ships leave the Black Sea Port of Caffa?

• 1347

• 1348

• 1350

• 1351

What happened to many of the crewmen during the voyage?

• They started to die

• They reached their destination safely

• They discovered new lands

• They were captured by pirates

What was the disease that spread through Europe called?

• The Black Death

• The Red Plague

• The Great Illness

• The Dark Sickness

What was the death rate of the Black Death in Europe?

• One in three

• One in four

• One in five

• One in six

What was the disease mentioned in the text that was spread by fleas carried on rats?

• Smallpox

• Bubonic plague

• Influenza

• Cholera

In which regions had the bubonic plague broken out before subsiding?

• South America, Australia, and Antarctica

• Europe, Asia, and North Africa

• North America, South Africa, and Asia

• Australia, Europe, and South America

Where did one strain of the bubonic plague survive?

• India

• China

• Mongolia

• Russia

What event in the 1200s likely set off a new epidemic in Asia?

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The Mongol Armies conquering much of Asia

• The discovery of America

• The invention of the printing press