What is a flagellant?

A person who publicly whipped themselves

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Black Death Edexcel

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Quiz on the black death based on GCSE Edexcel medicine through time

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1
What did people do to avoid the miasma they believed was causing the Black Death?
Breathed through their mouth
Used an oxygen mask
Carried a posy of flowers
Didn't go outside
2
Which of these was not a belief about the cause of the Black Death in the Medieval Times?
Miasma
Punishment by God
Unusual positioning of the planets
Bites of Fleas
3
How did the Black death arrive in England?
Weapons
Ships
Horse and Cart
Trains
4
Who made remedies to try and cure the Black Death?
Apothecaries
Government
Barber Surgeon
Priests
5
Where did the Plague come from?
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
6
True or False: Historians have lots of evidence about how people tried to treat the Black Death?
False
True
7
What is a flagellant?
A physician who treated thr Black Death
Th name for laws passed by the governement
A herbal remedy commonly made to cure the Black Death
A person who publicly whipped themselves
8
Which 2 animals are responsible for spreading the plague?
Rats and Fleas
Cats and Dogs
Rats and Cats
Cats and Fleas
9
How long did it usually take the black death to kill it's victims?
3-5 Years
3-5 weeks
3-5 days
3-5 hours
10
What did most rich people do to prevent the plague?
Paid for an expensive physician
Fled to the countryside
Disinfected their houses
Wrote to the King
11
True or False? Physicians would lance the buboes?
False
True
12
The government began to quarantine sick people. True or false?
False
True
13
What often happened when physicians tried to bleed or purge black death patients?
The patient woudl scream in pain
The patient was not cured but lived for longer
The patient died quicker
They were cured
14
What was the main symptom of the Black Death?
Buboes
Vomiting
Blocked Nose
Red Spots

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Black Death Edexcel

14 termsStudBud Administration448 plays

Quiz on the black death based on GCSE Edexcel medicine through time

Flashcards14 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 14

Answers

1
What did people do to avoid the miasma they believed was causing the Black Death?
Breathed through their mouth
Used an oxygen mask
Carried a posy of flowers
Didn't go outside
2
Which of these was not a belief about the cause of the Black Death in the Medieval Times?
Miasma
Punishment by God
Unusual positioning of the planets
Bites of Fleas
3
How did the Black death arrive in England?
Weapons
Ships
Horse and Cart
Trains
4
Who made remedies to try and cure the Black Death?
Apothecaries
Government
Barber Surgeon
Priests
5
Where did the Plague come from?
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
6
True or False: Historians have lots of evidence about how people tried to treat the Black Death?
False
True
7
What is a flagellant?
A physician who treated thr Black Death
Th name for laws passed by the governement
A herbal remedy commonly made to cure the Black Death
A person who publicly whipped themselves
8
Which 2 animals are responsible for spreading the plague?
Rats and Fleas
Cats and Dogs
Rats and Cats
Cats and Fleas
9
How long did it usually take the black death to kill it's victims?
3-5 Years
3-5 weeks
3-5 days
3-5 hours
10
What did most rich people do to prevent the plague?
Paid for an expensive physician
Fled to the countryside
Disinfected their houses
Wrote to the King
11
True or False? Physicians would lance the buboes?
False
True
12
The government began to quarantine sick people. True or false?
False
True
13
What often happened when physicians tried to bleed or purge black death patients?
The patient woudl scream in pain
The patient was not cured but lived for longer
The patient died quicker
They were cured
14
What was the main symptom of the Black Death?
Buboes
Vomiting
Blocked Nose
Red Spots