Lesson3a - Sport, Society, and Culture in Pre-1850 Britain

What were some of the factors that affected the sports and activities in pre-1850 Britain?

• Social class, gender, law and order, education, literacy, availability of time and money, availability of transport

• Gender, literacy, availability of time and money, availability of transport

• Social class, gender, education, availability of time and money, availability of transport

• Social class, law and order, education, availability of time and money, availability of transport

What were some of the activities that the lower classes in pre-1850 Britain participated in?

• Mob games, bare-knuckle fighting, dog fighting

• Fox hunting, real tennis, cockfighting

• Mob games, fox hunting, bare-knuckle fighting

• Dog fighting, real tennis, mob games

What were some of the activities that the upper classes in pre-1850 Britain participated in?

• Cockfighting, fox hunting, real tennis

• Mob games, bare-knuckle fighting, dog fighting

• Fox hunting, real tennis, dog fighting

• Dog fighting, real tennis, mob games

What were some of the characteristics of the sports played by the lower classes in pre-1850 Britain?

• Violent, cruel, gambling

• Sophisticated, violent, cruel

• Sophisticated, violent, gambling

• Violent, cruel, no gambling

What were some of the characteristics of the sports played by the upper classes in pre-1850 Britain?

• Violent, cruel, gambling

• Sophisticated, violent, cruel

• Sophisticated, violent, gambling

• Violent, cruel, no gambling

What were some of the sports that both the upper and lower classes in pre-1850 Britain participated in?

• Pedestrianism, cricket

• Mob games, fox hunting

• Cockfighting, real tennis

• Bare-knuckle fighting, dog fighting

What were some of the sports that were considered more sophisticated and played by the upper classes in pre-1850 Britain?

• Fox hunting, real tennis

• Mob games, bare-knuckle fighting

• Dog fighting, real tennis

• Cockfighting, fox hunting

What were some of the sports that were considered less demanding and played by the lower classes in pre-1850 Britain?

• Mob games, bare-knuckle fighting

• Fox hunting, real tennis

• Dog fighting, real tennis

• Cockfighting, fox hunting

What were some of the factors that affected the participation of women in sports in pre-1850 Britain?

• Gender, societal beliefs

• Gender, education

• Gender, availability of time and money

• Gender, law and order

What were some of the activities that lower-class women in pre-1850 Britain participated in?

• Smoke races

• Archery

• Mob games

• Bare-knuckle fighting