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Black death general questions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Black Death?

a)

Another name for the Guillotine

b)

A disease that killed many people in Europe

c)

The name for secret soldiers in the Roman army

d)

The name of the sword used by King Arthur

2.

What animal carried the Black Death and transferred it to humans?

a)

Fleas

b)

Birds

c)

Rats

d)

Cats

3.

Where do historians think that the Black Death started?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

America

d)

Australia

4.

What did people do when the disease started killing people?

a)

They tried hitting themselves as punishment.

b)

They burnt they houses.

c)

They started killing people they thought brought to Europe

d)

All of the above

5.

What is the Black Death called today?

a)

Malaria

b)

Small Pox

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Influenza

6.

If you caught the Black Death today you would likely die from it.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

When did the Black Death take place?

a)

500 to 510

b)

1066 to 1070

c)

1214 to 1314

d)

1347 to 1350

8.

What did some people at the time think caused the disease?

a)

They thought it was punishment from god

b)

That the Jewish people caused it to kill Christians

c)

That pockets of bad air from earthquakes released the disease

d)

All of the above

9.

What happened to most of the people who contracted the Black Death in the Middle Ages?

a)

Their skin turned black, but they lived

b)

They got horrible scars, but lived

c)

Their skin turned black and buboes formed in they glands

d)

They lost all their hair

10.

Everyone who got the Black Death died

a)

True

b)

False