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The Victorians

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was this time period known as The Victorian time period?

a)

It was named after King Victor III.

b)

It was named after the time of victory in England.

c)

No one knows why.

d)

It was named after Queen Victoria.

2.

Why did Prime Ministers have more control during Victoria's reign?

a)

She was deemed incapable of making wise decisions

b)

she was grief-stricken after her husband died and withdrew from politics

c)

Her grandfather was George III, and people were afraid she was crazy

3.

What was England known as?

a)

The sweatshop of the world.

b)

We are the world.

c)

The Workshop of the World.

d)

As the World Turns.

4.

T/F During the Industrial Revolution, the middle class grew but children were dying in factories.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

T/F Middle class wore

top hats/ ruffled dresses, had

large houses, expensive furniture, and fancy

knickknacks.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which best describes the Irish Potato Famine?

a)

Irish citizens killed each other with potatoes

b)

A plant disease called Potato Blight caused widespread famine, and Irish citizens flocked to England for food.

c)

A disease caused by a bacteria that lived in the bellies of fleas killed millions.

d)

Potatoes in Ireland were in demand.

7.

T/F Slavery was abolished during this time and Child Labor Laws were passed.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Charles Darwin...

a)

Creator of The Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection

b)

British Explorer

c)

Greek Philosopher

d)

Scottish inventor, invented the telephone

9.

Which theory would best be described as evolution?

a)

God created humans and animals as separate beings.

b)

Over time, humans became animals.

c)

Monkeys and humans must have a common ancestor because of our great similarities

d)

After a human dies, he or she becomes a monkey in the zoo.

10.

British Imperialism can best be described as...

a)

giving away countries controlled by the British empire for money

b)

countries donating land to the British empire

c)

extending the rule of the British empire over foreign countries

d)

the British empire joining the colonies for tea

11.

Rudyard Kipling wrote..

a)

Treasure Island

b)

Alice in Wonderland

c)

War of the Worlds

d)

Jungle Book

12.

Charles Dickens wrote...

a)

Wuthering Heights

b)

Sherlock Holmes

c)

A Christmas Carol

d)

Alice in Wonderland

13.

HG Wells wrote...

a)

The Jungle Book

b)

Treasure Island

c)

War of the Worlds

d)

Sherlock Holmes

14.

Arthur Doyle wrote ...

a)

Wuthering Heights

b)

Alice in Wonderland

c)

Sherlock Holmes

d)

Treasure Island

15.

Lewis Carroll wrote...

a)

Alice in Wonderland

b)

A Christmas Carol

c)

various plays

d)

Treasure Island

16.

Who wrote Wuthering Heights?

a)

Emily Brontë

b)

Charlotte Brontë

17.

Oscar Wilde’s play that was turned into an award winning movie?

a)

Jungle Book

b)

The Importance of Being Earnest

c)

Jane Eyre

d)

Far From the Madding Crowd

18.

Thomas Hardy’s novel about a woman named Bathsheba

a)

Far From the Madding Crowd

b)

Bathsheba

c)

The Importance of Being Earnest

d)

War of the Worlds