WorksheetsThe Great Plague of London
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Great Plague hit London in (a)
What was London like?
dirty and crowded
clean but very crowded
safe and modern
Where did the plague come from?
Africa
Asia
America
What was a symptom (tünet) of the plague?
red eyes
fever
hunger
it had no symptoms
How long were the sick people closed in their homes?
for fourteen days
for a month
for forty days
until they were healthy again
What was painted on the sick people's door?
a skull
a red cross
a red circle
a skeleton
What caused the plague?
Dogs and cats
Fleas on rats from Asia.
Bats from China.
The disease spread quickly because
a lot of people travelled abroad.
rats were quick
towns were very dirty.
The plague never returned to London, because
cats and dogs killed all the rats.
a fire burnt down the old city.
doctors discovered new medicine.
'An infectious disease which spreads widely, sometimes across different countries' is what?
Epidemic
Contagious
Bubonic
Pneumonic
