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World History Quizzes / April 2020

Historic Epidemics Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following epidemics involved a coronavirus?

Russian flu
“Spanish” flu
SARS
All of the above

Question 2

Lack of immunity was a key factor in

the Black Death.
the decimation of indigenous peoples in the Americas.
the “Spanish” flu.
All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following epidemics caused more deaths?

cholera in 1817
Asian flu in 1957
swine flu in 2009–10
Ebola in 2013–14

Question 4

What detail about the present pandemic makes it different than any other?

its origin in China
the response of governments to it
the speed at which the death toll has risen
the fact that it is caused by a coronavirus, not a flu virus

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