"In the year of our Lord 1348, there happened at Florence, the finest city in all Italy a most terrible plague; which, whether owing to the influence of the planets, or that it was sent from God as a just punishment for our sins, had broken out some years before in the Levant (Middle East) and, after passing from place to place, and making incredible havoc all the way, had now reached the west…"
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How does Boccaccio let you know that he recognized that the plague spread widely from one location to another?

a)He states that it was caused by rats.

b)He states that it caused reckless behavior.

c)He states that it spread from the Middle East.

d)He states that people did not avoid the sick.

Boccaccio let you know that he recognized that the plague spread widely from one location to another in that he states that it spread from the Middle East.

In the passage, Boccaccio writes that referring to the plague, "...had broken out some years before in the Levant (Middle East) and, after passing from place to place, and making incredible havoc all the way, had now reached the west…

We are referring to the novel "Decameron," written by Giovanni Boccaccio in 1350. Experts in literature say that the book is a great example of Italian prose. The "Decameron" contains many stories that move around one central story of people that gathered in a village in Fiesole, about of Florence that had been stroke by a plague.