Jack the Ripper

What year did the murders take place in?

• 1788

• 1888

• 1988

• 1998

Which area did the murders take place in?

• Whitechapel

• Knightsbridge

• Peckham

• Soho

How many women are widely believed to have been murdered by Jack the Ripper?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 9

The police thought Jack the Ripper was a surgeon or butcher because...

• the injuries were so horrific

• a knife was left behind at the scene

• the injuries showed anatomical knowledge

Which police method had recently developed?

• lie detection test

• DNA testing

• Finger print tracing

Which description best matches the area of the murders?

• Mainly poor people living in cramped housing

• A mixture of rich and poor living in built up housing

• A rich area with some pockets of poverty

Which of these is a reason Jack the Ripper wasn't caught?

• Prostitution meant people turned a blind eye to men and women going places together

• overcrowding meant it was easy to disappear into a crowd

• Pollution created smogs which made it hard to see people.

• All of the above

What did people do that created problems for the police?

• wrote hoax letters

• abused the police in the street

• vigilante groups patrolled the areas

What is different about the 'From hell' compared to the other letters received by the police and the press

• It was written in blood

• it was longer than the others

• It was hand delivered

• It include part of a human kidney

Who is believed to be the first victim of Jack the Ripper

• Catherine Eddows

• Annie Chapman

• Mary Ann Nichols