Great Plague of London 5
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What type of plague affects people's breathing?

  • Bubonic plague
  • Rat-borne plague
  • Septicemic plague
  • Pneumonic plague (correct)
  • Why might people in medieval England have been unsure how the plague would affect them?

  • They didn't think it was deadly
  • They didn't know how it was transmitted (correct)
  • They thought it could be cured with herbs
  • They believed it only affected the rich
  • Why are rats unlikely to spread the plague?

  • The plague primarily affects humans, not rats
  • They have natural immunity to the disease
  • Fleas prefer human hosts over rats (correct)
  • Their population was too low during outbreaks
  • When was the nursery rhyme 'Ring Around the Rosie' linked to the plague?

    <p>During the Great Plague of London</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What word in the final paragraph means 'died from'?

    <p>Perished</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between bubonic plague and pneumonic plague?

    <p>Pneumonic plague is more infectious than bubonic plague.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why were people in medieval England unprepared for the pneumonic plague?

    <p>They had never been exposed to the plague before.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the spread of the Black Death across England by 1350?

    <p>Mutation of bubonic plague into pneumonic plague.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement accurately describes the impact of the seventh-century plague epidemic in Europe?

    <p>It killed every living person in some villages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a common belief about how the plague spread?

    <p>Fleas on rats were responsible for transmitting the disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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