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The Great Plague Quiz
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1Where did the bubonic plague originate?
- APlains of Central Asia
- BIberian Peninsula
- CTurkish highlands
- DMediterranean
2What type of plague was spread by the fleas that lived on black rats?
- APneumonic plague
- BMeningeal plague
- CBubonic plague
- DSepticemic plague
3If your house contained someone suffering from the plague you had seal up the home for [blank_start]40 days[blank_end].
- A40 days
4Between September and October 1665, [blank_start]29 people[blank_end] died of the plague in the village of Eyam.
- A37 people
- B42 people
- C23 people
- D29 people
5Rev William Mompossen and Rev Thomas Stanley came up with a plan to quarantine the village of Eyam.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6To limit the extent of the outbreak, Mompesson and Stanley established a [blank_start]cordon sanitaire[blank_end] around the village.
- Acordon sanitaire
7What did the villagers place at the boundary stones to prevent the spread of the disease?
- AVinegar
- BAlcohol
- CHerbal tea
- DSalty water
8The ratio of epidemic to average burials in the village of Eyam was [blank_start]10.2[blank_end].
- A10.2
- B10.3
- C10.1
- D10.5
9Rev William Mompesson's wife, Catherine, died as a result of contracting the plague.
- ATrue
- BFalse
10What famous historical figure practised the method of isolating infected patients to separate wards in hospitals?
- AMary Breckinridge
- BFlorence Nightingale
- CClara Barton
- DMary Seacole
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