Question

How did the Black Plague affect the city of Florence?
a.
It killed nearly 10% of the population.
b.
It killed nearly 50% of the population.
c.
It killed nearly 80% of the population.
d.
The city was evacuated before the plague could spread.

Answer 1

b. It killed nearly 50% of the population.

Contemporary accounts (e.g., Boccaccio) and modern demographic estimates put Florence's mortality around half the city's inhabitants during the 1348 Black Death.