Black Death Grade 8 (History Test Prep)

Question 1

Which of the following body parts did the Pneumonic Plague attack?

Accepted Answer

Lungs

Question 2

Which of the following plagues had the highest mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

Septicemic Plague

Question 3

What were the ‘humours’ that the people spoke of at the time?

Accepted Answer

The idea was to balance specific fluids, such as phlegm and blood

Question 4

What is ‘mortality rate’?

Accepted Answer

An estimate of how many people died in a particular population

Question 5

When someone had black buboes (Bubonic Plague), what was a sign that one might recover if they had it?

Accepted Answer

If the buboes burst of their own accord

Question 6

One of the cures they tried was rubbing onions, herbs, and if possible chopped up snake and pigeon over the boils.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

After a while, doctors may have learned to test patients for their health. What did they test?

Accepted Answer

They tested urine for colour...some doctors even tasted it!!!!

Question 8

One of the cures they tried included drinking vinegar and eating crushed minerals and crush minerals.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Septicemic Plague can develop from untreated Bubonic Plague.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Which of the following did the people NOT believe was a reason for the Plague?

Accepted Answer

Hiccuping for more than a minute

Question 11

People at the time didn’t know about germs.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

How come the plague spread in dirty cities?

Accepted Answer

Dirty cities may have rats, which have fleas, which carry the disease

Question 13

Estimates suggest that about a third of the population (of Britain) died due to the Black Plague.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

At the time, people believed in witchcraft and sorcery. What did some doctors do to rid patients from evil spirits?

Accepted Answer

Trepanning, or drill a hole in one’s head

Question 15

After England, to where did the Black Plague spread?

Accepted Answer

Wales, Ireland, Scotland

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Black Plague?

Accepted Answer

Lack in basic resources

Question 17

People of higher classes were more affected by the plague since their homes were flooding with rats and flies.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

One of the cures the doctors used included cleansing the patients’s ears with antelope fur.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT a sign or symptom of the Bubonic Plague?

Accepted Answer

Suddenly feeling very cold or very warm

Question 20

When did the Black Plague arrive in England?

Accepted Answer

1348

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