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The plague

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The plague was a bubonic plague pandimic occuring in

a)

Europe

b)

Byzantine

c)

Rome

d)

Muhammed

2.

The Black Death was the second great natural disaster to strike Europe during the

a)

Late middle ages

b)

Kyrgyzstan

c)

Mongol conquests

d)

the Mediterranean Basin

3.

How many people died during the Bubonic Plague?

a)

30 million.

b)

10 billion.

c)

25 billion.

d)

25 million.

4.

Black Death was a disease that...

a)

introduced germ warfare.  

b)

Was spread by fleas on rats. 

c)

Spread rapidly.

d)

All of the above.

5.

Why did the church lose followers during the Black Plague?

a)

The Crusaders brought back new religions.

b)

Unanswered prayers for healing.

c)

Church buildings were burned because the people thought the wood was poisonous. 

d)

Millions of people died and lead to people questioning the authority of the Pope.

6.

Outbreaks of the plague recurred around the world until the early

a)

19th century

b)

12th century

c)

14th century

d)

16th century

7.

The symptoms of bubonic plague are first attested in a

a)

fragment of Rufus of Ephesus

b)

reign of Trajan

c)

the Plague of Justinian

8.

Some Muslim doctors cautioned against trying to prevent or treat a disease sent by

a)

God

b)

Ali

c)

The muslims

9.

The mechanism by which Y. pestis is usually transmitted was established in

a)

1898

b)

1876

c)

1865

10.

Where did the fleas live ?

a)

The fleas lived on cats

b)

The fleas lived on people

c)

The fleas lived on black rats

d)

The fleas lived on dogs

11.

Who did spread the infection ?

a)

Dogs

b)

Fleas

c)

Cats

d)

insects

12.

what was the bubonic plague ?

a)

A pandemic

b)

An epidemic

c)

A joke

d)

A game