Q.1
In which year did the Black Death first reach England?
  • 1308
  • 1328
  • 1348
  • 1378
Q.2
What is another name for the Black Death?
  • Bubonic Plague
  • Bubotic Plague
  • Bucolic Plague
  • Bulimic Plague
Q.3
The plague originally spread from where?
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • North America
  • South America
Q.4
How was the Black Death spread?
  • By dirty drinking water
  • By fleas
  • By flies
  • By open sewers
Q.5
The fleas were carried by which creatures?
  • Black rats
  • Harvest mice
  • Hedgehogs
  • Stray cats
Q.6
What were buboes that gave Bubonic Plague its name?
  • Coughing fits
  • Large dark swellings
  • Splitting headaches
  • Throat ulcers
Q.7
What percentage of Britain's population is thought to have died from the plague?
  • 5-15%
  • 10-25%
  • 33-50%
  • 70-80%
Q.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 immunized against it
  • The doctors could cure it
Q.9
Things were made worse by pneumonic plague that attacked what?
  • Bone marrow
  • The brain
  • The kidneys
  • The lungs
Q.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
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