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WorksheetsBlack Death Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What year did the Black Death reach Europe?
1340
1347
1348
1666
Which European country did the Black Death first arrive in?
France
Spain
Italy
England
Which group of people were accused of poisoning wells?
Jewish People
Romani Gypsies
Muslims
Catholics
Some people believed God had sent the Black Death as a punishment so whipped themselves for mercy. What were they called?
Cults
Flagellants
Catholics
Soothsayers
Miasma was a believed cause of the Black Death. What does Miasma mean?
God's mercy
Evil Spirits
Bad Air
Dirty Water
What are symtpoms of the Black Death?
Fever
Chills
Vomitting
Buboes
People didn't understand bacteria yet, so what or who did they blame for the Black Death?
Position of planets
Europeans
Jews
Fish in rivers
What did medieval doctors use to bleed patients?
Roundworms
Maggots
Mosquitoes
Leeches
What did the common people believe caused the plague?
A miasma
Fleas
God's punishment
Bacteria
Which one of the following was not a real attempted cure for the black death?
Drinking Wee
Rubbing a Live a Chicken
Washing Hands
Drinking Emeralds
Roughly how many people were killed by the Black Death?
500,000
5 million
50 million
500 million
Which group died in disproportionate numbers?
Lords
Serfs
Cottagers
Priests
True or False: One way in which people tried to stop the spread of the Black Death was by using Quarantines?
True
False
