QUESTIONS 8 – 13 COMPLETE THE TABLE BELOW. CHOOSE ONE WORD ONLY FROM T...

9. 17th century - Demand for nutmeg grew, as it was believed to be effective against

the disease known as the ______

Key words: 17th century, disease

The 17th century starts from 1600, so we would look into where this period was first

mentioned – (1602) paragraph 4. In this paragraph, a disease that was called “the plague”

is mentioned, which doctors decided could be cured by nutmeg, making everyone want it

at the time. Therefore, “plague” is the answer for question 9.

→ Answer: plague