The Plague of 1665 and the Village of Eam

What was the initial reaction of the villagers of Eam to the plague outbreak?

• They fled to neighboring towns.

• They ignored the outbreak.

• They instituted a lockdown.

• They sought help from the king.

Which bacterium was responsible for causing the bubonic plague?

• Escherichia coli

• Yersinia pestis

• Staphylococcus aureus

• Bacillus anthracis

How was the plague believed to have arrived in the village of Eam?

• By migrating birds

• Via a bundle of cloth from London

• Through contaminated water

• Through a traveling merchant

Who was credited with initiating the lockdown in Eam according to Richard Mead?

• William Mompesson

• George Vickers

• The Earl of Devonshire

• Thomas Stanley

What was the estimated percentage of Eam's population that died due to the plague?

• 37%

• 50%

• 70%

• 20%

What did the villagers of Eam do to prevent the return of the plague?

• Built a wall around the village

• Burnt their belongings

• Moved to another location

• Stopped trading with other towns

What was the fate of William Mompesson after the plague subsided?

• He left England

• He became a doctor

• He moved to Nottinghamshire

• He retired from public life

What was one of the speculated reasons for the disappearance of the plague after 1666?

• The invention of antibiotics

• A change in climate

• The Great Fire of London

• A new vaccine

How did the story of Eam's response to the plague become widely known?

• By word of mouth

• Through a royal decree

• Through a government report

• Via books published in the late 18th century

What is one of the theories for the eventual disappearance of the plague?

• A change in the bacterium's structure

• Improved immunity among humans

• A new strain of the disease

• A sudden drop in rat population