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Black Death II

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How was the Black Death originally spread?

a)

Soldiers on the battle field during the Crusades caught the germ from their attackers.

b)

Rats came on boats from overseas and bit humans.

c)

It was airborne, meaning it was spread through the air.

d)

Fleas on infected rats bit them and then jumped onto onto humans and bit them.

2.

How was the Black Death spread over oceans?

a)

It came with conquered people.

b)

It resulted from missionary work in other lands.

c)

It followed trade routes.

d)

It was carried by birds.

3.

Where did the Black Plague, or the Bubonic Plague, start?

a)

It started in the Americas and was brought by boat to Eastern Europe by rats.

b)

It started in Central Asia and moved west along the Silk Road and reached Eastern Europe by 1343.

c)

It started in the Byzantine Empire and was brought to Europe during the Crusades.

d)

It started in cities and towns Western Europe and spread to West Africa and Central Asia.

4.
How did the Black Death cross continents and spread far and wide?
a)
Trade routes (ships and wagons)
b)
Cheap Easyjet flights
c)
Carried by birds
d)
The movement of armies as they travelled on Crusade
5.
How did medieval doctors cure the plague
a)
Bloodletting & leeches
b)
Vaccinations
c)
There was no cure
d)
Antiobiotics
6.
What is another name for the Black Death?
a)
Bubonic Plague
b)
Smallpox
c)
Pneumonia
d)
Chicken Pox
7.

Which creature carried the plague?

a)

crusader

b)

rat

c)

flea

d)

serf

8.

What is the name of of the bacteria that caused the plague?

a)

Rattus Rattus

b)

Holius Crudius Pestis

c)

Blackus Rattus Europus

d)

Yersina Pestis

9.

Where did the ships come from that carried the plague?

a)

The Middle East

b)

North Africa

c)

England

d)

Rome

10.

What do we call the big black spots that developed on a person's body?

a)

buboes

b)

flea bites

c)

infections

d)

A sign from God

11.

In which year did the Black Death start in Europe?

a)

1346

b)

1347

c)

1098

d)

1147

12.

The living conditions of the people were ...

a)

clean and wonderful.

b)

good because the church took care of them.

c)

awful, dirty, and filthy.

d)

exciting, because everyone wanted to join the Crusade.

13.

Where do we still find the deadly plague today?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

All of the above

14.

The plague was called the "Black Death" because...

a)

dead bodies turned black

b)

the buboes were large black spots

c)

the rats were black

d)

people were burned

15.
How did the plague impact Europe?
a)
People started to question the church
b)
1/3 of the population died
c)
It contributed to the decline of feudalism
d)
All are correct
16.
What job did this person have?
a)
Farmer
b)
Bishop
c)
Pope
d)
Doctor
17.
Which one of these is NOT a way the plague was spread
a)
Chickens
b)
Rats
c)
Fleas
d)
Ships 
18.
What was the primary religion of Europeans when the plague struck?
a)
Roman Catholic
b)
Protestant
c)
Jewish
d)
both a & b
19.
How did the plague affect the Feudal economy of Europe?
a)
Feudalism remained unchanged
b)
Feudalism was made stronger
c)
Labor shortages ended feudalism, serfs and peasants demand higher pay
d)
Feudalism ended because all peasants died
20.
Some scientists think the plague arrived in Europe from
a)
ships
b)
airplanes
c)
camel caravans
d)
trains
21.

The Bubonic Plague was responsible for the death of...

a)

nearly half the population of Europe.

b)

ten percent of the population of Europe.

c)

one third of the population of Europe.

d)

75% of the population of Europe.

22.

What is a Plague

a)

A contagious Virus which impacts the Immune System

b)

a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever, insanity, and formation of buboes, and sometimes an infection of the lungs

c)

A virial Infection of the Lungs

d)

A wound from Battle

23.

Which class of people where most greatly impacted

a)

Serf's

b)

Priest

c)

Nobels

d)

Every Class