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WorksheetsThe Victorians
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why was this time period known as The Victorian time period?
It was named after King Victor III.
It was named after the time of victory in England.
No one knows why.
It was named after Queen Victoria.
Why did Prime Ministers have more control during Victoria's reign?
She was deemed incapable of making wise decisions
she was grief-stricken after her husband died and withdrew from politics
Her grandfather was George III, and people were afraid she was crazy
What was England known as?
The sweatshop of the world.
We are the world.
The Workshop of the World.
As the World Turns.
T/F During the Industrial Revolution, the middle class grew but children were dying in factories.
True
False
T/F Middle class wore
top hats/ ruffled dresses, had
large houses, expensive furniture, and fancy
knickknacks.
True
False
Which best describes the Irish Potato Famine?
Irish citizens killed each other with potatoes
A plant disease called Potato Blight caused widespread famine, and Irish citizens flocked to England for food.
A disease caused by a bacteria that lived in the bellies of fleas killed millions.
Potatoes in Ireland were in demand.
T/F Slavery was abolished during this time and Child Labor Laws were passed.
True
False
Charles Darwin...
Creator of The Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection
British Explorer
Greek Philosopher
Scottish inventor, invented the telephone
Which theory would best be described as evolution?
God created humans and animals as separate beings.
Over time, humans became animals.
Monkeys and humans must have a common ancestor because of our great similarities
After a human dies, he or she becomes a monkey in the zoo.
British Imperialism can best be described as...
giving away countries controlled by the British empire for money
countries donating land to the British empire
extending the rule of the British empire over foreign countries
the British empire joining the colonies for tea
Rudyard Kipling wrote..
Treasure Island
Alice in Wonderland
War of the Worlds
Jungle Book
Charles Dickens wrote...
Wuthering Heights
Sherlock Holmes
A Christmas Carol
Alice in Wonderland
HG Wells wrote...
The Jungle Book
Treasure Island
War of the Worlds
Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Doyle wrote ...
Wuthering Heights
Alice in Wonderland
Sherlock Holmes
Treasure Island
Lewis Carroll wrote...
Alice in Wonderland
A Christmas Carol
various plays
Treasure Island
Who wrote Wuthering Heights?
Emily Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
Oscar Wilde’s play that was turned into an award winning movie?
Jungle Book
The Importance of Being Earnest
Jane Eyre
Far From the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy’s novel about a woman named Bathsheba
Far From the Madding Crowd
Bathsheba
The Importance of Being Earnest
War of the Worlds
