Multiple choice

The Bubonic plague was spread by _______.

  1. rats infested with fleas carrying the bacterium.

  2. poisoned water from the town wells.

  3. an overall drop in temperatures known as a “little ice age.”

  4. the Great Famine.
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Explanation

The Bubonic Plague was transmitted by fleas that lived on rats; these fleas carried the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread it to humans.

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