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Understanding the Black Death

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 13mins

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1-8.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

1.

What bacterium caused the Black Death?

a)

Bacillus anthracis

b)

Yersinia pestis

c)

Escherichia coli

d)

Mycobacterium leprae

2.

How did the Black Death primarily spread across continents?

a)

Trade routes

b)

Direct human contact

c)

Airborne particles

d)

Contaminated water

3.

What was a common reaction of families to infected members during the Black Death?

a)

Leaving them to die

b)

Immediate recovery efforts

c)

Use of herbal remedies

d)

Isolation in special care facilities

4.

What significant social change occurred due to the Black Death?

a)

Increase in the value of labor

b)

Decrease in the value of labor

c)

Decrease in trade activities

d)

Rise in the population

5.

Who discovered the cause of the Black Death?

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Robert Koch

d)

Alexandre Yersin

6.

What role did rats play in the spread of the Black Death?

a)

They carried infected fleas

b)

They directly infected humans

c)

They had no role

d)

They were immune carriers

7.

How can the Black Death be transmitted from fleas to humans?

a)

Direct skin contact

b)

Through airborne droplets

c)

By the bite of an infected flea

d)

Through contaminated food

8.

What was a unique method of warfare using the Black Death?

a)

Contaminating water supplies

b)

Launching infected corpses

c)

Using infected arrows

d)

Spreading rumors of a curse