Social classes in the United Kingdom

Social classes in Britain were introduced by the ...

• Celts

• Anglo-Saxons

• Vikings

• Normans

What is the class system that the Normans introduced called?

• The caste system

• The apartheid system

• The aristocrat system

• The feudal system

The Industrial Revolution made classes more visible. When did the Industrial Revolution start?

• First half of the 1600s

• Second half of the 1600s

• First half of the 1700s

• Second half of the 1700s

Around the time of the Industrial Revolution, how many classes were there?

• 0

• 2

• 3

• 5

What is the precariat?

• Wealthy people who have inherited a lot of money

• People with Norman ancestors

• The underclass in today's Britain

• Another word for the middle class

How many percent belong to the precariat?

• 4%

• 8%

• 11%

• 15%

How many British children live in poverty?

• Almost none

• Around half a million

• Around 2 million

• More than 3 million

What is class consciousness?

• To be able to move between social classes

• To be aware of and accept one's place in a class system

• A name for the modern class system with seven classes

• The people that decide which class people belong to

To be able to move between classes is called ...

• social stability

• social agility

• social mobility

• social ability

How is social mobility in Britain?

• Higher than in most other countries

• Lower than in most other countries

• Exactly the same as in most other countries