A Christmas Carol Context

When was Charles Dickens born?

• 1712

• 1812

• 1912

• 2012

Why was Dickens' father sent to prison?

• He stole a woman's handbag.

• He could not pay back his debt.

• He broke into someone's house.

• He sold fake Rolex watches.

What did Dickens do while his father was in Prison?

• Dickens stayed at school and got good grades.

• He begged on the streets.

• He worked as a playwright's assistant and earned a lot of money.

• He worked as a child labourer in poor conditions and had a very low wage.

What did Dickens campaign for?

• A fairer justice system.

• A reform of the workhouses.

• The rights of the poor to have access to education.

• Effective sewers and reasonable housing.

• All of the above.

When did Dickens die?

• 1770

• 1870

• 1970

• 2070

How did the industrial revolution affect cities? (2 answers)

• It made the rich, richer and the rich/poor gap widened.

• Everyone made a lot of money.

• Workers had to work long hours for little money.

• They got smaller.

What is the best adjective to describe the housing for middle class families?

• Appropriate

• Appalling

• Appeasing

• Appealing

In the 1830s and 40s, how many children died before the age of five?

• 1 in 3

• 1 in 4

• 1 in 5

• 1 in 10

The Poor Law Amendment Act was introduced in 1843. What did that mean?

• It meant that people were only defined as poor if they had children.

• It meant that the poor could not beg on the streets. If they did, they would be put in jail.

• It meant that poor people were not allowed to look at rich people.

• It meant that the government made sure that the poor were housed in workhouses, clothed and fed.

What were workhouses? (2 answers)

• A place where men, women and children did horrific jobs so they could stay there.

• A place where people could live for a small price.

• A place where poor people who had no job or home lived.

• A place where people could relax and not work.