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WorksheetsWhitechapel Environment Quiz Paper 1
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
The 3 types of question about the Whitechapel Unit will be which of the following? Select 3 options.
Describe two features
How useful are Sources A and B?
Write a narrative account of...
How would you follow up....?
A sensationalised newspaper of the time was known as what?
A Penny Farthing
A Penny Sweet
The Daily Mail
A Penny Dreadful
When analysing the usefulness of evidence, which animal is it important to remember?
P.O.N.Y
P.E.G.U.I.N.
P.A.R.R.O.T.
P.A.N.D.A
When analysing the usefulness of a source, PANDA stands for which 5 words?
Perspective, Accuracy, Nature, Date, Always.
Purpose, Author, Nature, Date, Audience
Propaganda, Accuracy, Nature, Date, Authenticity
Proper, Advanced, Name, Date, Ansome
The main purposes of any piece of evidence is to do what?
Persuade
Entertain
Inform
All of the above
The most useful piece of evidence to find out about the location of poor housing in Whitechapel would be what?
Charles Booth's survey
Local newspaper reports
Police Reports from H Division
National newspaper reports of crime in Whitechapel.
Name the newspaper written by the Metropolitan Police to inform the public about the real crimes committed in Whitechapel in 1888.
The Police Review
The Illustrated Police News
The Whitechapel Packet
The Met News
Name the sensationalised newspaper published in 1888 which dramatized the crimes of the Whitechapel area.
The Police Review
The Illustrated Police News
The Met Review
The Policeman's Packet
If you wanted to enquire about a prisoner just released from prison at the time, what piece of evidence would be the most useful?
Charles Booth's survey of poverty
A Freedom Licence
A Police Report
Old Bailey Records
Which two pieces of evidence might be the most useful when wanting to follow up on a crime committed in the Whitechapel area?
A Police Officer's report from H Division on the date in question.
A Police Station Record of arrests and officers on duty from H Division on the date in question.
An article from a Penny Dreadful newspaper from the day after the event.
Old Bailey Records
What name was given to the London court where many criminals would be taken for their trial in 1888?
Scotland Yard
The New Bailey
The Old Bailey
New Scotland Yard
Which piece of evidence would be the most useful for wanting to find out about crime rates in the Whitechapel area over a longer period of time?
Home Office reports
Court case records from the Old Bailey
Individual police records from 1888
The Illustrated Police News
Which two of the following can a local newspaper report be useful for?
Good quality illustrations of the events that happened during a crime.
Specific local names, addresses and locations of where a crime took place.
A good idea of local attitudes at the time towards crime.
An in-depth analysis of the causes of crimes.
Name the main police force covering London, including the Whitechapel area.
The London Police
The Metropolitan Police
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
The London Force
Who was the Police Commissioner in charge of the Metropolitan Police in 1888?
Dr Thomas Barnado
Charles Warren
Charles Booth
Robert Peel
What did Charles Booth discover about poverty in his survey? Select two answers.
35.7% of the population lived in poverty.
Diseases were common
There were 1,000 homeless in a population of 30,000
There were not enough police on the streets to take care of crime.
What were 'rookeries'?
A type of meat eaten by the poor in Whitechapel.
A nickname for the small apartments in slum areas.
A group of men living in poverty in Whitechapel.
The nickname for the children living in Whitechapel
On average, how many people would live in just one apartment in Whitechapel?
3
13
23
30
Which two of the following describe the ways some of the very poorest people slept in Whitechapel?
Two-Penny Hangover
A sling
A camp bed
Coffin Bed
Which of the following statements is true about the overcrowding in Whitechapel in the 1880s?
There were 400 Common Lodging Houses for over 4,000 people.
There were 100 Common Lodging Houses for over 12,000 people.
There were 200 Common Lodging Houses for over 8,000 people.
There were 300 Common Lodging Houses for over 2,000 people.
Which Police Division was in charge of policing Whitechapel?
F Division
G Division
H Division
I Division
Select the three correct statements that describe features of HEALTH in Whitechapel in the 1880s.
Poor sanitation with little clean running water
Poor hygiene with waste running through the sewers on the streets.
A high crime rate.
A high level of alcoholism and addiction.
Which factory offered work to many in the Whitechapel district.
The Bell Foundry
The Factory Shop
The Wool Trade
The railways
Where did many Irish immigrants find work in the London areas in the 1880s?
The Bell Foundry
Building carparks
Building railways and the underground.
At the docks
Which of the following statements best describes work in Whitechapel in the 1880s?
There was low unemployment
There was steady employment
There was high unemployment
There was no employment
What best describes the work in a 'sweatshop'?
Constructing railway lines
Making clothing
Matching matches
Constructing bells
Which building was set up to provide work and shelter for the very poor in Whitechapel?
The Workhouse
The Workshop
The Sweatshop
The Sweet shop
Which of the following statements best describes a workhouse?
Very strict routines and discipline
Hard work to deter others from coming there for help.
Offered food and shelter in return for work.
All of the options
Which individual set up homes for child orphans in the 1880s?
Charles Booth
Charles Warren
Dr Thomas Barnado
Dr Charles Barnado
What term was used to describe the better housing built towards the end of the 1880s to replace some slum areas?
Model Housing
Better Housing
Humanitarian Housing
Wimpy Housing
Give one example of a 'Model Housing' estate built in Whitechapel to replace the slum housing?
Applebody Estate
Seabody Estate
Peabody Estate
Nicebody Estate
Which law led to the clearance of some slum housing in Whitechapel after 1875?
Artisan's Dwelling Act
Model Housing Act
Better Housing Project
Poverty to Happiness Project
Which three groups of immigrants caused tension in Whitechapel? Select three.
Irish
Eastern European
Jews
Americans
Who were the 'Fenians'?
A group of Jewish immigrants
A group of Chinese immigrants who set up Opium Dens
A group of Irish Catholics
A group of Whitechapel residents.
Which department of the Metropolitan Police were set up in response to the violence of the Irish Catholic Fenians?
CID
Special Branch
The Gestapo
Neighbourhood Watch
Why was there a lot of anti-Semitism towards the Jews in Whitechapel during the 1880s?
Many Jews were wealthy who owned the sweatshops.
There was key cultural differences between the Jews and the locals.
The Jews worked on a Sunday which the locals felt was unfair competition to their businesses.
All of the other options.
Which group were blamed for being 'anarchists' and causing riots and demonstrations in London?
Eastern Europeans and Russians
Jews
French
Irish
Which statement best describes local attitudes towards the police in Whitechapel?
The local people respected the police
The local people spoke openly with police about crimes they had witnessed.
The local people were suspicious of the police and accused them of working for the interests of the government.
The local people were thankful to the police for all their hard work.
Police officers were expected to walk the...…..
Plank
Roads
Beat
Walk
Police Officers were meant to patrol.....
on their own
in pairs
in threes
in groups
A police officer would be expected to report to....
The Beat Officer
The Head Master
Charles Warren
The local newspapers
Police officers working for the Metropolitan Police were often accused of what?
Idly chatting to other officers
Being drunk on duty
Being too heavy handed
All of the options
Many women in poverty were forced into which type of employment?
Prostitution
Match making
Cleaning
Secretarial work
How many brothels were there estimated to be in the Whitechapel district alone?
12
45
62
78
It was estimated that how many women were prostitutes in the Whitechapel district?
12
120
1,200
12,000
Which form of alcohol named a highly decorated building, popular with the locals of Whitechapel
Gin Palace
Cider Barn
Hooch House
Rum Rooms
Which drug was made popular by Chinese immigrants in the Whitechapel area?
Cocaine
Ecstasy
Opium
Tobacco
Which of the following made policing Whitechapel difficult in the 1880s. Select 3
Protection Rackets
Overpopulation
Drunken Violence
Poor hygiene
Who was in charge of the Jack the Ripper murders?
Sir Charles Warren
Inspector Frederick Abberline
Thomas Barnado
Oliver Loving
Which of the following statements is true about the press during the Jack the Ripper investigation?
The newspapers were a great help and support to the investigation.
The newspapers sensationalised the events and accused immigrants of being Jack the Ripper
The newspapers gave evidence to the police straight away.
The newspapers reported the attacks accurately.
How many letters were sent to the press claiming to be 'Jack the Ripper' during the investigation into the murders?
200
300
400
500
What term is used to describe the evidence collected about a murder using the body after death?
Modus Operandi
Post Mortem
Coroners Report
Death Report
Which of the following was NOT a method used by the police to investigate the Jack the Ripper murders?
Using two bloodhounds, Barnaby and Burgho
Visiting lunatic asylums
The police disguising themselves as prostitutes
Finger printing
What did many sensationalist newspapers do while reporting the Jack the Ripper murders? Select all that apply.
Made the police investigation look stupid and mocked the police.
Created more fear among the public about the killer.
Used illustrations to exaggerate the crimes further
Blame immigrant groups for the murders.
