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The Black Death

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Black Death was caused by

a)

Fleas on rats

b)

Fleas on cats

c)

Fleas on mice

d)

Rats

2.

What is the order of the Feudal System?

a)

Peasant - Noble - King - Knight - Clergy

b)

Clergy – King – Noble – Knight – Peasant

c)

King - Noble - Clergy -Knight - Peasant 

3.

Identify all the symptoms of the Black Death.

Select all correct responses.

a)

Buboes

b)

Fever

c)

Coughing up blood and bleeding under the skin

d)

Blackening of fingers and toes 

4.

Identify the medieval beliefs about the causes of the Black Death.

Select all correct answers.

a)

bad air

b)

poisoned wells

c)

too many cats

d)

The power of god and the positioning of the planets

5.

Why was the power of God and religion so important to the lives of people in the Middle Ages? 

Select all correct options

a)

People wanted to get into Heaven.

b)

People feared the consequences of going against the rules of the Church.

c)

Some people needed the charity which the Church provided.

d)

The Church paid the wages of all of the people

6.

What was the name of the major trading route which transported goods from Asia to Europe? 

a)

Silk Road

b)

Trading Highway

c)

Trader's Road

d)

Tea Avenue

7.

Identify the group or groups who were blamed for spreading the Black Death and became known as scapegoats?

You can select more than one answer.

a)

Jews

b)

witches

c)

farmers

d)

gypsies

8.

What is the name given to religious extremists during the Middle Ages?

a)

nuns

b)

flagellants

c)

monks

d)

abbots

9.

How many different strains of the plague were present in Medieval Europe?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

What did people of the Middle Ages do to seek help if they were suffering from the plague?

Select more than one.

a)

see a plague doctor

b)

go to church

c)

move to a different town.