Quiz for Source 11.7: Living and Dying during the Black Death

1. Question 11.25

   Which of the following best describes the intended audience for this set or ordinances?
   

   Which of the following best describes the intended audience for this set or ordinances?

   A.

   All the citizens of Pisa and Lucca

   B.

   Those who were currently sickened with the plague

   C.

   All the inhabitants of Pistoia

   D.

   All visitors to Pistoia

2. Question 11.26

   How did these regulations affect traditional customs for mourning and burying the dead?
   

   How did these regulations affect traditional customs for mourning and burying the dead?

   A.

   They had little impact on mourning or burial practices, which were under the jurisdiction of the church, not the town council.

   B.

   They banned all mourning of the dead because the plague was God’s retribution on the sinful, who should not be mourned.

   C.

   They banned many but not all mourning and burial customs, allowing, for instance, widows to continue to wear new mourning garments.

   D.

   They banned all traditional burials, instead requiring the dead to be buried in mass graves.

3. Question 11.27

   The Pistoia ordinances provide evidence that
   

   The Pistoia ordinances provide evidence that

   A.

   authorities believed that foul odors played a role in the spread of disease.

   B.

   government authorities were reluctant to interfere with the private matter of mourning the dead.

   C.

   the authorities were more concerned with maintaining trade and business than protecting the population from the plague.

   D.

   the social hierarchy collapsed during the plague as authorities during the crisis treated all residents equally.

4. Question 11.28

   What is missing from these ordinances?
   

   What is missing from these ordinances?

   A.

   Specific ordinances to stop the contagion from spreading from other localities

   B.

   Specific ordinances for the safe burial of the dead

   C.

   Specific ordinances to ensure the safety of the city’s food

   D.

   Specific ordinances to secure God’s good will for the city