- 1. Which disease was the cause of the Great Plague?
A) Smallpox
B) Cholera
C) Influenza
D) Bubonic plague
- 2. Where did the Great Plague originate?
A) Asia
B) America
C) Europe
D) Africa
- 3. How many people are estimated to have died during the Great Plague of London?
A) 1,000
B) 10,000
C) 1,000,000
D) 100,000
- 4. Which year did the Great Plague of London come to an end?
A) 1566
B) 1866
C) 1766
D) 1666
- 5. What measures were taken to try to control the spread of the Great Plague in London?
A) Closing all public places
B) Mass vaccination
C) Quarantine and burning of infected houses
D) Spraying disinfectants in the streets
- 6. What was one of the symptoms of the bubonic plague during the Great Plague?
A) Skin rash
B) Swollen lymph nodes
C) High fever
D) Respiratory distress
- 7. During the Great Plague, what was a common method used to try to treat the sick?
A) Leprosy gloves
B) Prayer
C) Bloodletting
D) Herbal teas
- 8. Which famous diarist chronicled his experience of the Great Plague in his writings?
A) Samuel Pepys
B) Anne Frank
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Dr. John Snow
- 9. What is the name of the bacterium that causes the bubonic plague?
A) Escherichia coli
B) Clostridium botulinum
C) Yersinia pestis
D) Streptococcus pyogenes
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