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Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 33mins
Read the following statement:
"We see death coming into our midst like black smoke...[this] rootless phantom which has no mercy."
Which of the following lines best explains the quote.
Three headstones mentioning the cause of death provide a clue about why so many people died: the plague.
Sickness was clinging to their every bones.
The deaths caused by the Black Plague spread quickly.
No natural disaster before or since has caused such devastation of human life over such a large area.
The author organizes the selection by -
Comparing the Black Death to other natural disasters.
Detailing the Black Death by giving examples and recounting stories from witnesses of the plague.
Describing various problems of the Black Plague and how the plague finally petered out.
Illustrating a series of causes and effects to show how the disease spread.
The reader can infer that -
At the time of the Black Plague people were unable to stop or explain how it spread across Europe and Asia.
The Black Plague was one of the most deadly natural disasters to hit Eastern Europe and Asia.
Superiority and wealth was not even a deterrent to the plague.
The disease was not able to move across the seas.
The section Eastern Beginnings was mostly about -
The earliest evidence of the Black Death
Why so many people died
Where the plague originated
A cemetery near Lake Issyk-Kul where an unusually large number of graves are dated around the time of the Black Death
Which meaning of the word galleys is used in paragraph 8?
large ships driven by sails and oars
small, narrow kitchens, such as those in campers
long, metal trays used to hold type for a printing press
Why did the author include the graphic aid in the section From Asia to the Mediterranean?
To show the path in which the plague spread
To indicate the routes travelers took to escape the Bubonic Plague
To emphasize the fact that the plague was unable to cross the sea
To explain how the merchants transported the plague in their galleys
Why does the author include the record of events in paragraph 9?
To indicate that the plague eventually crossed the Mediterranean region
To show the vast devastation of the plague
To explain that many Europeans tried to escape the plague by sea
To emphasize the path of the plague
Based on paragraph 13, the reader can conclude that -
Fleas aren't as active in warmer weather than colder weather
Fleas thrive in colder temperatures
The pneumonic plague was spread by fleas biting humans who were huddled indoors
Freezing temperatures would have mitigated the number of cases of the plague
Read the following statement:
"As the disease moved northward through England, citizens of Lincoln wrote wills at 30 times the normal annual rate."
Based on the statement, the reader can infer that -
People presumed that they would catch the plague and eventually die from it
The death toll was 30% higher than the normal annual rate
Wills were uncommon prior to the plague
Not many people wrote wills before the time of the plague
What does the word rampage mean in paragraph 17?
a tranquil attitude or behavior
process in which a disease travels
wild or uncontrollable behavior
relentless spread
The account told in paragraph 7 best supports the idea that -
No one could explain the relentless spread of the plague
Very few were able to recover from the plague
Soldiers often spread the disease through their travels
It was easier to catch the plague at night rather than the day
