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Black Death

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the Black Death reach Europe?

a)

1340

b)

1347

c)

1348

d)

1666

2.

Where did the Black Death originate from>

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Central America

d)

North America

3.

Which European country did the Black Death first arrive in?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

England

4.

Which group of people were accused of poisoning wells?

a)

Jewish People

b)

Romani Gypsies

c)

Muslims

d)

Catholics

5.

Which was the worst type of plague?

a)

Bubonic

b)

Septicaemic

c)

Pneumonic

6.

True or false: The Black Death killed approximately one third of the English population?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What animals helped spread the Black Death?

a)

Birds

b)

Rats

c)

Cats

8.

Some people believed God had sent the Black Death as a punishment so whipped themselves for mercy. What were they called?

a)

Cults

b)

Flagellants

c)

Catholics

d)

Soothsayers

9.

Miasma was a believed cause of the Black Death. What does Miasma mean?

a)

God's mercy

b)

Evil Spirits

c)

Bad Air

d)

Dirty Water

10.

Which of the following is a natural cause believed to cause the Black Death

a)

Four humours

b)

Sent by God

c)

Poisoned wells

d)

Alignment of planets

11.

What percentage of people who were infected would die of the Bubonic Plague

a)

40%

b)

50%

c)

60%

d)

70%

12.

What part of the body did the pneumonic plague infect?

a)

Face

b)

limbs

c)

lungs

d)

Stomach

13.

What of the following was a treatment linked to natural causes of the Black Death

a)

praying to God

b)

Trepanning

c)

Bloodletting

14.

What believed cause of the Black Death caused instructions to clean up the streets in London and other cities?

a)

Miasma

b)

Astronomy

c)

God's punishment

15.

Which group of people benefitted from the Black Death?

a)

Serfs/villains

b)

Barons

c)

Knights

d)

Women

16.

How did people benefit from the Black Death?

a)

medical advancement

b)

Decrease in power of the church

c)

less labour force so higher wages

d)

cleaner towns

17.

When was the next major outbreak of the plague after the Black Death?

a)

1350

b)

1665

c)

1666