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The Plague

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Vibrio Cholerae

b)

Borrelia Burgdorferi

c)

Yersinia Pestis

d)

Salmonella

2.

The plague has many names. Which of these is NOT a name for the plague?

a)

Black Death

b)

Black Plague

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Baboomin Plague

3.

What was the main reason for the spread of the plague in the mid 1300s?

a)

Diplomatic Travel

b)

Trade along Silk Roads

c)

Large public gatherings

d)

Camel racing

4.

Where did the Bubonic Plague originate?

a)

Europe

b)

The Middle East

c)

India

d)

China

5.

The Black Death is no longer around because a cure has been developed

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What was one social effect of the plague?

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7.

What was one economic effect of the plague?

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8.

What was one short term effect of the plague?

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9.

What was one long term effect of the plague?

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10.

How did the black death spread?

a)

fleas and rats

b)

beds and coats

c)

air and skin

d)

dogs and cats

11.

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

12.

What was a result of the Black Death of the fourteenth century?

a)

African populations destroyed from disease

b)

African culture destroyed from forced slave captures

c)

war in western Europe

d)

dramatic shortages of laborers and people throughout Europe

13.

What was one social effect of the plague?

a)

A) Strengthening of feudal systems

b)

B) Increase in religious tolerance

c)

C) Rise in anti-Semitic sentiments

d)

D) Growth of urban populations

14.

What was one economic effect of the plague?

a)

A) Decrease in agricultural prices

b)

B) Increase in labor wages

c)

C) Decline in trade routes

d)

D) Rise in luxury goods demand

15.

What was one long term effect of the plague?

a)

A) Permanent decline in population

b)

B) End of the feudal system

c)

C) Establishment of modern sanitation practices

d)

D) Introduction of new crops