wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

The Black Death (Part 2)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which treatment of bubonic plague involved cutting open the swellings?

a)

Countering the air

b)

Lancing the buboes

c)

Bleeding

d)

Rubbing live chickens on the wound

2.

This treatment for the plague involved the patient releasing diseased and/or extra blood from the body.

a)

Bleeding

b)

Lancing the buboes

c)

Countering the air

d)

Eating crushed emeralds.

3.

What was the purpose of the bird-like mask for the plague doctors?

a)

To scare away evil spirits.

b)

Birds were a symbol of good luck.

c)

Good smells could be placed in the mask,

d)

Emeralds were kept in the mask as an extra layer of protection

4.

Due to the culture of the Middle Ages, what did many people believe caused the plague?

a)

Not keeping a safe social distance.

b)

Punishment from God

c)

The knights failed to protect the people from harm.

d)

The peasants did not do enough farming for the community.

5.

During this time of fear, which group of people did some Christians choose to blame?

a)

The Jewish population

b)

Lutherans

c)

Pagans

d)

The followers of The Aten

6.

This word refers to the aimed attack of a specific religious group.

a)

Pagan

b)

Bjorn

c)

Dothraki

d)

Pogrom

7.

Which was NOT an action the Jewish people practiced that may have kept them safer from the plague?

a)

Home often had less food

b)

Properly cooked their food

c)

Hand washing

d)

Lived apart from others

8.

After the plague ended, Jewish people who had been forced to flee, were invited back to their old communities.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What was life like for peasants who survived the plague?

a)

They had less opportunity for work than before.

b)

Nothing had changed at all.

c)

Due to worker shortages, they were able to demand higher pay

d)

Due to the massive decline in population, they had free choice to live how they wanted.

10.

Which of the following ways did the plague NOT impact Christianity?

a)

People began to choose different religions

b)

People began to question their faith

c)

People began to look towards science

d)

People became more free thinking