The Black Death True or False

The ‘danse macabre’ translates to ‘the dance of death’.

• True

• False

The Bubonic Plague is another name for the Black Death.

• True

• False

The disease targeted the poor and young.

• True

• False

Entire towns and villages were wiped out in a matter of days.

• True

• False

It was called the Black Death because the victim’s faces would turn black.

• True

• False

Pneumonic plague was the most common strain.

• True

• False

Dogs were immune to the bacterium and so were the perfect carriers

• True

• False

Fear and superstition, accompanied with little medical knowledge, madepeople believe there were many causes and cures for the disease

• True

• False

Fire was an effective way of stopping the spread of the disease

• True

• False

Staying positive was also an effective way of stopping the spread of the disease.

• True

• False