A. Reading comprehension – Multiple-choice questionnaire

Read the article ‘Cultural Notes’ on pages 26-29 of English Now No 120 and choose the correct answer.

1. What was another name for the Bubonic Plague?
- a) Black Death
- b) Black Rats
2. What were the symptoms of the Bubonic Plague?
- a. you became a zombie
- b. high temperature, body pain and cysts
3. How did rats give the Bubonic Plague to humans?
- a. the rats liked to nibble on people’s toes when they were sleeping
- b. the rats passed the plague to fleas, and the fleas infected humans
4. How did the Great Fire of London save the people from the Bubonic Plague?
- a. it killed all the Bubonic zombies
- b. it killed the infected fleas and rats
5. Where did the Great Fire of London start?
- a. in a bakery on Pudding Lane
- b. in a pudding on Bakery Lane
6. Why did the fire burn for five days?
- a. there was no official fire brigade at the time in London
- b. the fire brigade were all on holiday
7. Which one of the following sentences describes Jack the Ripper?
- a. he was the first official cereal eater
- b. he was the first official serial killer
8. Who was Jack the Ripper?
- a. nobody really knows but the prince was a suspect
- b. Queen Victoria
9. What was the Blitz?
- a. a chemical product for killing rats infected with the Plague
- b. an aerial attack by the Germans on London
10. How long did the Blitz last?
- a. for eight months
- b. for five years