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Black Death Sources

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What message is presented in the painting?

a)

The Black Death spread across Europe quickly.

b)

The Black Death had significant impacts on entire cities.

c)

Science became more important due to the Black Death.

d)

People dealt with the disease as individuals.

2.

Based on the citation, what type of source is the painting?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Objective

d)

Encyclopedia

3.

What type of source is the engraving?

(hint: think about the image itself - not the book it is in)

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Encyclopedia

d)

Journal

4.

In what year did the Black Death begin?

a)

1000

b)

1300

c)

1347

d)

1352

5.

Where did the data come from?

a)

Research from a university

b)

Primary sources

c)

A textbook

d)

Expert economics

6.

How much was the population growing between 1000 and 1300?

a)

About 10 million each century

b)

About 5 million each decade

c)

About 25 million each event

d)

About 1 million each year

7.

What is the central idea of the paragraph?

a)

The Black Death spread rapidly.

b)

The Black Death killed large numbers of people.

c)

The Black Death included harsh symptoms.

d)

The Black Death led to economic growth.

8.

What is the title of the article in this MLA citation?

a)

Joseph P. Byrne

b)

Black Death

c)

World Book Student

d)

World Book

9.

What type of source is the document?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Editorial

d)

Argumentative

10.

What is the author describing?

a)

The symptoms of the disease

b)

How quickly plague spread through Europe

c)

The social results of the Black Death

d)

Research on the influence of Black Death

11.

When did the Black Death reach London?

a)

1347

b)

1348

c)

1349

d)

1350

12.

Based the gray box background and the introduction paragraphs, what is the focus of the article?

a)

Politics

b)

Culture

c)

Economics

d)

Military