The Black Death 01

1. In which year did the Black Death first reach England?

   • 1308
   • 1328
   • 1348
   • 1378

2. What is another name for the Black Death?

   • Bubonic Plague
   • Bubotic Plague
   • Bucolic Plague
   • Bulimic Plague

3. The plague originally spread from where?

   • Africa
   • Asia
   • North America
   • South America

4. How was the Black Death spread?

   • By dirty drinking water
   • By fleas
   • By flies
   • By open sewers

5. The fleas were carried by which creatures?

   • Black rats
   • Harvest mice
   • Hedgehogs
   • Stray cats

6. What were buboes that gave Bubonic Plague its name?

   • Coughing fits
   • Large dark swellings
   • Splitting headaches
   • Throat ulcers

7. What percentage of Britain's population is thought to have died from the plague?

   • 5-15%
   • 10-25%
   • 33-50%
   • 70-80%

8. What did many believe about the Black Death?

   • It was a punishment from God for their sins
   • It would only kill the very elderly
   • People could be immunised against it
   • The doctors could cure it

9. Things were made worse by pneumonic plague that attacked what?

   • Bone marrow
   • The brain
   • The kidneys
   • The lungs

10. Once the 1348 plague died out, which was not true?

    • No people were left over the age of 21
    • So many had died that there was a lack of workers
    • Surviving workers were able to ask for higher wages
    • The Lord of the Manor had to pay his workers more

Quiz written by Jan Crompton