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The Black Death in Europe: Multiple Choice
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- 01The Black Death is believed to have been primarily transmitted to humans by the bite of what insect?
- 02The iconic beak-like masks worn by some plague doctors were filled with what substance, believed to protect them from 'bad air' or miasma?
- 03Which animal, commonly found aboard merchant ships, is most famously associated with carrying the infected vectors of the plague across continents?
- 04What was a significant long-term economic consequence of the massive population decline caused by the Black Death?
- 05Groups of religious zealots who practiced self-flagellation in public to atone for their sins during the plague were known by what name?
- 06Which minority group was frequently scapegoated, falsely accused of poisoning wells to cause the plague, and subjected to violent pogroms?
- 07What is the name of the bacterium responsible for causing the bubonic plague, the disease behind the Black Death?
- 08The plague is generally thought to have first entered Europe in 1347 through the port of Messina, located in what modern-day country?
- 09Historians estimate that the Black Death killed what percentage of Europe's total population?
- 10The most devastating outbreak of the Black Death in Europe occurred during which period?