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Patient Zero Part 1 Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who the the author of Patient Zero?

a)

James Cross Giblin

b)

Marc Brown

c)

Marliee Peters

d)

Rick Riordan

2.

What is an EPIDEMIC?

a)

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

b)

a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases

c)

(of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world

d)

affected by physical or mental illness

3.

What does the word PANDEMIC mean?

a)

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

b)

of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world

c)

he revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries.

d)

the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West

4.

What is an example of a pandemic disease?

WRITE THE DISEASE BELOW!!!!

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5.

What was the name of the 1st major epidemic of plague that began in the city of Constantinople in 541 CE, that killed over 60.000 people.

a)

Plague of COVID-19

b)

Plague Of Mississippi

c)

Plague Of The Black Death

d)

Plague of Justinian

6.

John Graunt created what?

a)

Bills Of Obama

b)

Bills Of Mortality

c)

Bills Of Motor Charts

d)

Bills Of Kings Of England

7.

What did the Bills of Morality do?

What information was on them?

THERE ARE 2 ANSWERS!!!!!

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8.

During what SEASON did many of the plague deaths in London happen?

a)

Spring

b)

Summmer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

9.

What does epidemiologist mean?

a)

a person who studies the planets in space

b)

a person who studies animals

c)

a person who studies a branch of medicine which deals with the i and possible control of diseases.

d)

a person that studies rocks and mountains

10.

How many MAJOR WEAKNESSES did John Graunt notice was wrong with the SEARCHERS?

a)

10

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

11.

Diarrhea, Obesity, Hysteria, & Asthma were listed in the Bills of Mortality as familiar causes of death.

a)

False

b)

True

c)

Kinda True/ Kinda False

12.

About how many deaths were "mistakenly" recorded under the other causes of death?

a)

65%

b)

34%

c)

18%

d)

20%

13.

Who was the man that recorded his impressions in his diary about ( what life was like in London)?

a)

John Graunt

b)

Samuel Peyes

c)

Antonio Jesus

d)

Marvin King Scott

14.

What does the word "SUCCUMBED" mean

a)

Live

b)

Die

c)

Cough

d)

Sneeze

15.

Venice & London Treacle were types of what made up of mixtures of ingredients

a)

Cures

b)

Books

c)

Stories

d)

Plauge Cases

16.

Yersinia petis is a type of what

a)

drink

b)

food

c)

cure

d)

bateria

17.

What is 1 of 3 Plagues?

WRITE 1 Of The 3 Below!!!!

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18.

Plague in Modern time. What MONTH, YEAR, & COUNTRY did this plague effect.

a)

October, 2004, Europe

b)

September, 1994, India

c)

March, 1965, Africa

d)

September 2004, India

19.

What type of animals carried Yersinia Pestis?

There WILL Be 2 Answers

a)

Rabbits

b)

Giraffes

c)

Mice

d)

Chickens

20.

It was said that London had epidemics of plague every how many years.

HINT: This answer came from the section "SUCCESS AT LAST"

a)

100 Years

b)

2 Years

c)

20 Years

d)

5 Years