Quiz  /  The Black Death Plague

  • 1. 
    What was the Black Death?

  • A disease that killed many people in Europe
  • The name for secret soldiers in the Roman army
  • Another name for the Guillotine
  • The name of the sword used by King Arthur

  • 2. 
    What animal carried the Black Death and transferred it to humans?

  • Dogs
  • Birds
  • Fleas
  • Mosquitoes

  • 3. 
    Where do historians think that the Black Death started?

  • In North America
  • In Africa
  • In Asia
  • In Russia

  • 4. 
    What did people do when the disease started killing people?

  • They locked their doors
  • They burned down houses and villages
  • All of the above
  • They panicked

  • 5. 
    What is the Black Death called today?

  • Influenza
  • Malaria
  • Smallpox
  • Bubonic Plague

  • 6. 
    True or false: If you caught the Black Death today you would likely die from it.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 7. 
    Around what percentage of people in Europe during the Middle Ages died from the Black Plague?

  • 15
  • 10
  • 5
  • 33

  • 8. 
    When did the Black Death take place?

  • 1214 to 1314
  • 1066 to 1070
  • 500 to 510
  • 1347 to 1350

  • 9. 
    What did some people at the time think caused the disease?

  • That pockets of bad air from earthquakes released the disease
  • That the Jewish people caused it to kill Christians
  • They thought it was punishment from god
  • All of the above

  • 10. 
    What happened to most of the people who contracted the Black Death in the Middle Ages?

  • Their skin turned black and then they died
  • Their skin turned black, but they lived
  • They got horrible scars, but lived
  • They lost all their hair
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