Historical Research and Study: The Black Death — Quiz

Question 1

Which statement best defines a relevant question?

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A relevant question is connected to a particular goal.

Question 2

What would be the most helpful question to ask to learn the cause of the Black Death?

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Why did many people die from the plague while others survived?

Question 3

As a result of DNA testing, scientists learned the Black Death was

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both the pneumonic plague and the bubonic plague.

Question 4

What is an assumption historians make when they evaluate a source of information?

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They know an expert will provide the most accurate information.

Question 5

Darren is doing research on the Black Death for a paper. What would be the best choice as a source for information?

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a documentary filmed by an expert on the Black Death

Question 6

Finally, it was determined that fleas on rats caused the Black Death, but that wasn’t until the

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1890s.

Question 7

How do modern methods help historians investigate the Black Death?

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Modern methods allow the testing of victims’ bodies using new technology.

Question 8

When the Black Death spread through Europe, its cause was not understood, so

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some groups were blamed and persecuted as a result.

Question 9

Why did many people seek help from priests as the Black Death spread through Europe?

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They believed the plague was punishment.

Question 10

Eyewitnesses often have different accounts of events, so historians must

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evaluate each account to discover the truth.

Historical Research and Study: The Black Death — Quiz Answers