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The Black Death in Europe
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Preparation for assessment on the Black Death unit
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1
What did some people at the time think caused the disease?
They thought it was from a strain of Yersinia pestis
They thought it was from eating certain herbs
They didn't question the origins of the plague
They thought it was punishment from God
2
How was the Black Death cured?
Through prayer
By eating certain herbs
By a doctor's prescription
It wasn't cured
3
Current research suggests that the Black Plague spread to Europe as a result of contact with:
explorers returning from the Americas
barbarians from Scandinavia
traders from Asia
merchants from western Africa
4
The impact of the Black Death on Jewish history cannot be underestimated. Why?
Jews were less sanitary than their Christian counterparts
Jews were subjected to anti-Semitic killings
Jews were not affected by the Black Death
Jews poisoned wells which were the source of the plague
5
Which groups of people were most closely associated with the spread of the Black Death?
merchants and pilgrims
missionaries and slave traders
bankers and explorers
soldiers and diplomats
6
Which group participated in self-inflicting wounds in order to "pay" for sins:
Flagellants
Illuminati
Jews
Doctors
7
Which of the three forms of plagues is the rarest?
septicemic
small pox
pneumonic
bubonic
8
What was ONE of the primary reasons for the spread of the bubonic plague?
development of the feudal system
colonization of the Americas
economic decline
increase in trade
9
Which of the four humors of the human body corresponded to a relaxed, quiet temperament:
Phlegm
Blood
Black Bile
Yellow Bile
10
What were the symptoms of the Black Death?
All of these were symptoms
Dark spots on the skin
Fevers, headaches, vomiting
Swellings the size of an egg in the armpits and groin
11
Which institution served as the primary unifying force in medieval western Europe?
Church
Legislature
Monarchy
Military
12
What was the main period that the Black Death affected Europe?
1375-1381
1372-1379
1347-1351
1315-1317
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How did the Black Death spread across Europe?
Birds carried the disease from Asia to Europe and Africa
People ate infected grain that came off a ship in Sicily
Knights' horses carried the disease into battle
Rats carrying diseased fleas infested ships and houses
14
In popular culture, which children's rhyme is said to be about the plague?
Three Blind Mice
Ring Around the Rosie
Baa Baa Black Sheep
London Bridge is Falling Down
15
The removal of what obstacle allowed scientists to make greater advancements in medicine?
the lack of understanding of the nature of germs in disease
the belief that physical maladies were manifestations of sin
the religious prohibition on dissection of the human body
the availability of schools devoted to the study of medicine
16
Between 1300 and 1450, famines and plague reduced the number of people in Europe by:
about 10%
one-half to two-thirds
one-third to one-half
about 80%
17
How did the European population become infected with the plague?
Being bitten by infected fleas
Being in the same room as someone who had the plague
All of these answers are correct
By touching anything worn by people infected with the plague
18
Once a person was infected, how long did they generally live before dying from the plague?
3-5 days
10 days
7-8 days
24-48 hours
19
Where did the Black Death originate?
Messina, Italy
Kaffa, Crimea
China
Saudi Arabia
20
The Danse Macabre's purpose was to show people that:
no matter your station in life, the Dance of Death unites us
life was not fragile and you should live it up
a painful death will only come for those who are evil
death would be painless for all people suffering the plague
21
Does the plague still exist today?
No
Yes
Only in Asia
Only in major cities
22
Methods of treating the plague at the time were often based on:
magic and the supernatural
scientific-based remedies
medical treatises
proven treatments
23
Art commemorated the Black Death two centuries later, in 1562, with what painting?
"The Triumph of Death" by Bruegel
"The Wedding at Cana" by Veronese
"The Fall of Rebel Angels" by Bruegel
"Margaret of Parma" by Moro
24
Peasant revolts occurred after the Black Death because:
their wage and tax burdens were increasing
their wage and tax burdens were decreasing
the peasants were so impoverished that they were desperate
because they blamed the aristocrats for the plague
25
Most people in the 14th century believed that the Black Death was caused by:
a bacillus living in fleas
poor sanitation
lack of religion
rats
26
The plague had all of the following effects EXCEPT:
it caused people to shun the families of the sick
it inspired European doctors to make major medical strides
it traveled in both pneumonic and bubonic varieties
it affected all genders, ages, and urban and rural people
27
What was a reason that Black Death was so impactful in the 1300s?
Medieval cities were crowded
All of these are reasons
Sanitation was primitive
Famine had immunocompromised the population decades earlier
28
What is the Black Death called today?
Malaria
Small Pox
Bird Flu
Bubonic Plague
29
What occupation had the largest growth rate during the time of the plague?
Carpenters
Lawyers
Priests
Tailors
30
How does Christian mythology with its idea of the Four Horsemen apply to the Black Death?
It doesn't relate
One of the Horsemen was pestilence
People thought salvation was coming
People thought that God was rewarding them
