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The Black Death Quiz
Ten questions on the plague that killed tens of millions of Europeans in the 1300s, from the ships that carried it to Sicily to the word we still use for isolation.
- 10 questions
- About 3 minutes
- Medium
- Includes a map
About this quiz
The Black Death reached Europe in 1347 and killed between a third and a half of the continent's people within about five years. It emptied villages, and the workers who survived found that their labor was suddenly scarce.
The questions follow the plague from its arrival in Sicily to the books, laws and customs it left behind, and to what scientists have learned from its victims' graves.
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