Medicine Through TimeAQA

The Great Plague

Revise The Great Plague in Medicine Through Time for GCSE History with 8 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. Use the notes, sample questions, and flashcards below to connect this topic to the rest of your GCSE revision plan.

Sample Flashcards

What were the Plague Orders?
Government rules during the Great Plague: infected houses marked with a red cross, residents locked inside for 40 days, watchmen posted to enforce quarantine
What were Bills of Mortality?
Weekly death counts published by the government — first systematic disease tracking

Exam questions for The Great Plague

Approximately how many people died in the Great Plague in London in 1665?

  • A. 10,000
  • B. 100,000
  • C. 500,000
  • D. 2 million
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What were Bills of Mortality introduced during the Great Plague of 1665?

  • A. Laws banning public gatherings
  • B. Fines imposed on households that broke quarantine
  • C. Weekly published counts of deaths from plague
  • D. Orders to kill dogs and cats in infected areas
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