Lesson 3

3 Case study Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson 3, Case study: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0), Unit 2: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. In which years did the Black Death strike England?

    • 1348-49
    • 1665-66
    • 1854
    • 1914-18

  2. Which approach to treating the Black Death involved lancing swellings?

    • Vaccination
    • Anaesthesia
    • Lancing buboes
    • Antibiotics

  3. What did medieval people burn to try to purify the air?

    • Fires
    • Plague books
    • Infected clothing
    • Holy water

  4. Which belief shaped medieval attitudes to the Black Death?

    • Divine punishment
    • Insect bites
    • Bacterial infection
    • Bad sanitation

  5. Which practice was used alongside prayer to deal with the Black Death?

    • Anaesthesia
    • Antiseptic surgery
    • Bloodletting
    • Vaccination

  6. Which group of people was blamed for the spread of the Black Death in some areas?

    • Tithe collectors
    • Jews and foreigners
    • Monks in abbeys
    • Royal foresters

  7. Which approach to the Black Death was linked to miasma theory?

    • Purifying the air
    • Antibiotics
    • Scanning
    • Vaccination

  8. How quickly did the plague spread through the medieval population?

    • Very slowly
    • Very rapidly
    • Only in winter
    • Over decades

  9. Which medieval explanation for the Black Death was most common?

    • Antiseptic theory
    • Vaccination
    • Germ theory
    • God's punishment

  10. What did people try to do to escape the plague?

    • Flee towns
    • Clean streets
    • Isolate priests
    • Build hospitals

  11. Which religious response to the Black Death was common?

    • Vaccination drives
    • Processions and prayers
    • Public scanning
    • Antibiotic courses

  12. What was a major social consequence of the Black Death?

    • Strengthened feudalism
    • Changed society
    • Increased population
    • Lowered wages

  13. Which case study is set in medieval England?

    • Bloody Code
    • Gunpowder Plot
    • The Black Death
    • Witch-hunts

  14. Which medieval treatment linked to the humours was used for plague?

    • Anaesthesia
    • Vaccination
    • Penicillin
    • Bloodletting

  15. Why did medieval attempts to prevent the plague fail?

    • Lack of funding
    • Royal opposition
    • Incorrect theories
    • Church bans

  16. Which method was used in medieval times to purify foul air during the plague?

    • Drinking wine
    • Spreading lime
    • Burying waste
    • Burning fires

  17. What did the Black Death demonstrate about the limits of medieval medicine?

    • Success of hospitals
    • Cure for all plagues
    • Inability to stop deaths
    • Perfection of surgery

  18. What did medieval responses to the Black Death typically combine?

    • Religion and medicine
    • Science and surgery
    • Magic and chemistry
    • Quarantine and vaccines

  19. Who primarily provided care for the sick during the medieval Black Death?

    • Families and monasteries
    • Trained surgeons
    • Royal physicians
    • Government officials

  20. What was a major weakness of medical treatments during the Black Death?

    • Lack of hospitals
    • High treatment costs
    • Shortage of nurses
    • Incorrect theories

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