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The Black Death

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what was the real name of the Black Death

a)

chicken pox

b)

flu

c)

bubonic plauge

d)

ebola

2.

how did you get the black death A: flea jumps on infected rat B: you infect another person C: the flea jumps on you and your infected

a)

CBA

b)

ACB

c)

CAB

d)

BAC

3.

where did the black outbreak start

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

America

d)

Germany

4.

How did the black black death get to Europe

a)

by human

b)

by horse

c)

by train

d)

by ship

5.

what percentage of Europe died during the Black Death

a)

30

b)

70

c)

10

d)

90

6.

which is a main symptom of the black death

a)

bubons appearing on your skin

b)

trouble breathing

c)

blackouts

d)

coughing

7.

when did the black death start

a)

1324

b)

1342

c)

1347

d)

1368

8.

what effect did the Black Death have on agriculture

a)

they couldn't grow crops because the black death killed the farmers

b)

all the crops were infected killing anyone who ate the crops

c)

agriculture started to thrive having less people to feed

d)

there was to many plants infected so no one ate the crops

9.

so many people were dying so what did they do with the bodies ?

a)

put them all into one massive pit

b)

made a large body pile

c)

left the bodies alone

d)

gave to the wild animals to eat

10.

what did they do to treat the black death

a)

use herbs

b)

amputation

c)

blood letting

11.

which is not a main symptom

a)

bubons appear on skin

b)

skin turns black as the result of dead tissue

c)

you cough up blood

d)

fluid gets in your lungs

12.

What nursery rhyme was associated with the Black Death?

a)

London Bridge Is Falling Down

b)

Humpty Dumpty

c)

Ring Around The Roses

d)

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

13.

What did people do when the disease started killing people

a)

They locked their doors

b)

They burned down houses and villages

c)

They tried to run and hide

d)

all of the above

14.

what job did this person have

a)

plauge doctor

b)

farmer

c)

knight

15.

What was the black death

a)

An epidemic

b)

A pandemic