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Ms Pires' Black Death Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"In October 1347, 12 trading ships docked in Sicily, Italy. Most of the sailors had died from the

Black Death." The Black Death was brought to Europe through the trading ports. This relates to economics or social.

a)

economic

b)

social

2.

A disease that spreads quickly through a population

a)

Pandemic

b)

Epidemic

c)

Disease

d)

Flu

3.

Worldwide, about ____ million people were killed.

a)

10

b)

50

c)

75

d)

25

4.

Sanitation was almost nonexistent.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The plague began where?

a)

Europe

b)

The Middle East

c)

Central Asia

d)

North America

6.

Fleas on rats carried the disease

a)

True

b)

False

7.

______ left their manors to go find work in the city.

a)

Lords

b)

Nobles

c)

Serfs

d)

Christians

8.

After the plague, social classes became more important than ever.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

They were falsely accused of poisoning wells and starting the plague

a)

Christians

b)

Muslims

c)

Heretics

d)

Jews

10.
What job did this person have?
a)
Farmer
b)
Bishop
c)
Pope
d)
Doctor
11.
Which one of these is NOT a way the plague was spread
a)
Chickens
b)
Rats
c)
Fleas
d)
Ships 
12.
What is the actual name for the Black Plague
a)
Rodent Plague
b)
Black Misery 
c)
My life is over Plague
d)
Bubonic Plague
13.
How did the plague impact Europe?
a)
People started to question the church
b)
1/3 of the population died
c)
It contributed to the decline of feudalism
d)
All are correct
14.
Which of the following did not carry the Bubonic Plague?
a)
Fleas
b)
Flies
c)
Rats
d)
Humans
15.
Some symptoms of the plague included high fevers and red-ringed swellings of the 
a)
Eyes
b)
Heart
c)
Lungs
d)
Lymph glands