The Black Death, a severe epidemic that ravaged fourteenth century Eur

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1. According to the passage, the post-Second World War studies that altered the prevailing view of the Black Death involved which of the following?
A. Determining the death rates caused by the Black Death in specific regions and towns Correct. As is stated in the passage
B. Demonstrating how the Black Death intensified the political and religious upheaval that ended the Middle Ages Goes against the passage
C. Presenting evidence to prove that many medieval epidemics were mislabeled Goes against the passage
D. Arguing that the consequences of the Black Death led to the Renaissance and the rise of modern Europe Goes against the passage
E. Employing urban case studies to determine the number of rats in medieval EuropeGoes against the passage

2. The "silver lining to the Black Death" (the highlighted text) refers to which of the following?
A. The decay of European feudalism precipitated by the Black DeathGoes against the passage
B. Greater availability of employment, sustenance, and housing for survivors of the epidemicCorrect
C. Strengthening of the human species through natural selectionGoes against the passage
D. Better understanding of how to limit the spread of contagious diseasesGoes against the passage
E. Immunities and resistance to the Black Death gained by later generationsGoes against the passage

3. The passage suggests that Twigg believes that rats could not have spread the Black Death unless which of the following were true?
A. The rats escaped from ships that had been in Asia.He agreed rats escaped from ships. He disagreed with the version that the number of such plague infested escaping rats was huge
B. The rats were immune to the diseases that they carried.Nothing like this mentioned in the passage
C. The rats population was larger in medieval Europe than Twigg believes it actually was. His conclusion will fall apart if it is proven that the number of plague infested rats that escaped from Nile ships was large. Twigg believed that such rats were too few to create the large scale deaths within Europe that the Black Death is believed to have caused
D. The rats population primarily infested densely populated areas.No mention of this within the passage
E. The rats interacted with other animals that Twigg believes could have carried plague.Twigg never said this. The author brought this point up in order to give credance to his disagreement with Twigg

4. The author's attitude toward Twigg's work is best characterized as which of the following?
A. DismissiveYes. Author brings to light some of facts which he believes Twigg had overlooked.
B. IndifferentNope
C. VindictiveHe criticised Twigg but based on logic and not plain vandetta
D. CautiousAuthor had more points to disagree with with Twigg and hence he couldnot be cautious.
E. AmbivalentTotally the opposite of ambivalent

5. The passage is primarily concerned with
A. demonstrating the relationship between bubonic plague and the Black Death We are looking for a reference to the importance of Black Death in history
B. interpreting historical and scientific works on the origins of the Black DeathThis is done in the passage to establish the historical importance of Black Death
C. employing the Black Death as a case study of disease transmission in medieval EuropeNo!
D. presenting aspects of past and current debate on the historical importance of the Black DeathYes. Exactly the words we were looking for
E. analyzing the differences between capitalist and Marxist interpretations of the historical significance of the Black DeathMarxist interpretation is just taken as a point of evolution of establishing the historical importance of Black Death

6. Which of the following statements is most compatible with Kosminsky's approach to history, as it is presented in the passage?
A. The Middle Ages were ended primarily by the religious and political upheaval in fourteenth-century Europe.K's and Marxist approach said that there was an upheaval attributed to economically determined decline of feudalism
B. The economic consequences of the Black Death included increased competition for food, shelter, and work.Nope. One version beside K's version said the total opposite of this
C. European history cannot be studied in isolation from that of the rest of the world.Nothing like this
D. The number of deaths in fourteenth-century Europe has been greatly exaggerated by other historians. They never questioned the number of deaths. They only questioned the importance of Black Death. They opined that BD was just an ancillary factor contributing to the decline of agrarian feudalism
E. The significance of the Black Death is best explained within the context of evolving economic systems. Bingo. "evolving economic system" aka "decline of "agrarian feudalism"