WorksheetsThe Black Death- Retrieval
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When in the Medieval period did the Bubonic Plague spread across England?
a)
1236-8
b)
1348-49
c)
1665-66
2.
What were the black swellings on people’s bodies called?
a)
Moles
b)
Buboes
c)
Tumours
3.
What caused the Bubonic Plague?
a)
Virus
b)
Bad Smells
c)
Bacteria
4.
What was the name of the other plague around at the same time?
a)
Pneumonic Plague
b)
Smallpox Plague
c)
Measles Plague
5.
True or False: There was a cure for the Black Death.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What did people think caused the Black Death? (select only 3 answers)
a)
Punishment from God
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fleas on rats
d)
Movement of Planets
e)
Bad Smells (Miasma)
7.
What were flagellants?
a)
People who whipped themselves
b)
People helped look after the sick
c)
People who didn't believe the Black Death was real
8.
What kind of cures did people try? (Select only 3 answers)
a)
Chicken's bottom on their buboes
b)
Using antibiotics
c)
Balancing their humours
d)
Using a toad on their buboes
e)
Antiseptic cream on their buboes
9.
What percentage of the population were killed by the Black Death?
a)
Up to 30%
b)
Up to 50%
c)
Up to 70%
10.
What did peasants demand after the plague ended and why?
a)
Too many workers
b)
Not enough workers
c)
Extra payment from being at risk of the Plague
11.
How did the try to stop this?
a)
Statute of Labours law
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Reformation
12.
Why was the Peasants Revolt partly a response to the changes from the Black Death?
a)
Peasants protested against restrictions due the Plague
b)
Peasants protested their freedoms as there were now more jobs available
c)
Peasants protested against the king as he hadn't helped during the plague
13.
What happened to peasants freedoms in 50 years following the revolt?
a)
Got worse, lords became stricter
b)
Became freer and paid more
c)
Stayed the same
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