1) A disease is said to be this when it has a consistent number of infections, that normally occur in a particular place. a) endemic b) epidemic c) pandemic d) sporadic e) systemic 2) What job in the Middle Ages removed filth and sewage from the streets a) a flagellant b) a mason c) a minstrel d) a gong farmer e) a weaver f) a cobler 3) The general state of health and cleanliness of the population, in a particular place of time a) global health b) united health c) demogrqphic medicine d) risk assessment e) public health f) medial insurance 4) A disease becomes this when there is a rapid spread of the disease to a large number of people in a given population over a short period of time: a) endemic b) sporadic c) epidemic d) pandemic e) systemic f) systematic 5) This occurs when a disease has spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people: a) endemic b) epidemic c) pandemic d) systemic e) systematic f) sporadic 6) This was one of the best-known and most devastating pandemics in history, killing an estimated 75-200 million people from 1346-1353: a) The Black Death b) The Great Plague of St. Petersburgh c) The Plague of Athens d) The Spanish Flu e) The Plague of Justinian f) The Plague of Antonine 7) Groups of people who walked around whipping themselves. They hoped to show God how sorry they were for their sins so he would spare them. a) whippers b) pilgrims c) flagellants d) heretics e) provenance 8) This 20th century pandemic infected 500 million people around the world and caused the deaths of an estimated 50 to 100 million: a) The Black Death b) The Great Plague of Marseille c) H1N1 / Swine flu d) Influenza pandemic 1918 e) Tuberculosis 9) Which disease was deadlier bubonic plague or pneumonic plague? a) bubonic plague b) pneumonic plague 10) When was COVID-19 first identified? a) January 2019 b) June 2019 c) December 2019 d) March 2020 e) December 2020 f) January 2020 11) What is not an example of an individual preventative measure that can slow and reduce the spread of pandemic diseases? a) Hand washing b) Going out in crowded places c) Wearing a facemask d) Reducing physical contact with others e) Using hand sanitizer 12) This was the first known pandemic of the Roman Empire, it occurred between 165 CE to 180 CE. a) Plague of Athens b) Plague of Antonine c) Plague of Justinian d) Plague of Alexander e) Plague of Caesar 13) When did the Black Death arrive in Europe? a) early 13th century b) mid 13th century c) early 14th century d) mid 14th century e) early 15th century f) mid 15th century 14) Where do historians believe the Black Death orginated? a) started in London b) started in Africa c) started in Asia d) started in Brazil e) Started in North America 15) How do historians think the Black Death came to spread in Europe?  a) brought to Europe by slaves with the slave trade b) brought to Europe, carried by fleas that lived on rats c) brought to Europe through products carried on ships from foreign lands d) God was angry and cursed the world e) Brought by invading barbarian hoards  16) Where did the Black Death first hit Europe?  a) port city of Sicily b) Paris c) London d) Denmark e) Madrid 17) Where in England did the Black Death first begin when it arrived in England? a) Pool b) Bristol c) Dorset d) London e) Manchester f) Dover 18) What pathogen is responsible for the Black Death? a) Yersinia pestis b) Cesspit c) Miasma d) Thiomargarita magnifica e) Escherichia coli 19) Drilling a hole in the skull to let the evil spirits out was called a) leeching b) bloodletting c) purging d) trepanning e) gorging f) lancing 20) They would have a red and white pole outside their shop (red for blood, white for bandages) a) doctor b) barber-surgeon c) dentist d) plague nurse e) monk 21) Information regarding the origins of a source is known as a) providence b) contagion c) provenance d) public health e) currion 22) Who is considered the father of modern medicine? a) Gallen b) Herophilus c) Euclid d) Dioscorides e) Hippocrates f) Leonardo Da Vinci 23) The father of modern medicine put forward this medical theory that greatly influenced medical treatments. a) The Theory of the Four Humours b) The Theory of the Divine Punishments of God c) The Theory of the Four Fluids d) The Theory of the Deserving People e) The Theory of the Devil and God 24) Tick the four humors a) Blood, Wax, Acid and Phlegm b) Wax, Yellow Bile, Blood, and Black Bile c) Black Bile, Yellow Bile, Phlegm, Blood d) Yellow Bile, Blood, Black Bile, and Acid e) Acid, Phlegm, Black bile and Yellow Bile f) Phlegm, Wax, Acid, and blood 25) They were specialist medicine makers who experimented with plants and herbs to treat people. a) humours b) apothecaries c) clergy d) flagellants  e) gong farmers

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