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WorksheetsThe Black Death Quiz 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Black Death originate?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
America
d)
Constantinople
2.
When did the Black Death arrive in Europe?
a)
1200
b)
1532
c)
1347
d)
1776
3.
An estimated ____ of Europe's population died due to the plague.
a)
1/4
b)
2/3
c)
1/3
d)
80%
4.
Which lyric is associated with the "bad air" and stench of death during the plague outbreaks?
a)
"Ring around the rosy"
b)
"Pocket full of posies"
c)
"Ashes, ashes"
d)
"We all fall down"
5.
Because the plague killed so much of Europe's population, it helped bring about the end of _________________.
a)
bureaucracies
b)
militarism
c)
feudalism
d)
Catholicism
6.
How did medieval doctors cure the plague
a)
Bloodletting & leeches
b)
Vaccinations
c)
There was no cure
d)
Antiobiotics
7.
What is another name for the Black Death?
a)
Bubonic Plague
b)
Smallpox
c)
Pneumonia
d)
Chicken Pox
8.
This picture represents a person who had what job during the plague?
a)
Grave Digger
b)
Plague doctor
c)
Catholic Priest
d)
Nursery rhyme writer
9.
The plague spread from _______ to ________, and then to ________.
a)
Cats, fleas, humans
b)
Rats, fleas, humans
c)
Fleas, birds, humans
d)
Humans, fleas, cats
10.
The social institution that was most damaged in the public's mind because of the plague was
a)
the government
b)
the schools
c)
the markets
d)
the church
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