WorksheetsDiscovering Dickens
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Our "Survive Dickens' London" activity was hosted by which broadcasting corporation?
NBC
The BBC
Fox
Amazon
VOCAB: Up to 100,000 Victorian Brits were thought to make their living by PLUNDER. What is plunder?
Mining
Hauling goods
Criminal activity
Tearing down buildings
VOCAB: Conditions for the working class poor of Victorian London were said to be ATROCIOUS. What does that mean?
Extremely unacceptable
Having many options
Having too few options
Overcrowded
VOCAB: Victorian London was said to be wrought with PERILS. Define perils.
A method of transporation
Criminal people
Extreme danger
Jewelry stores
VOCAB: The PESTILENCE known as small pox was common in Victorian London. PESTILENCE is a synonym to:
Rash
Disease
Annoyance
Fever
VOCAB: Victorian WORKHOUSES were:
Privately owned factories where goods were made
Warehouses where goods were stored
Places where metal was cast into goods
Where the poor were sent to work when they couldn't support themselves.
VOCAB: The Victorian institution of DEBTOR'S PRISON was where people were sent when (select all that apply):
They couldn't afford to pay their debts
The debtor's family didn't make enough money to pay the debt
People became bankrupt
They had no food
VOCAB: If you were to PERAMBULATE, you would...
Lose a limb
Make a pot of coffee
Need a wheelchair
Walk around to visit a large area
VOCAB: Dickens was said to have dressed LAVISHLY. This tells us that he:
Wanted to make a good first impression on others
Liked the color red
Wore many layers
Always had a top hat
VOCAB: In a Christmas Carol, Scrooge ate a meal of GRUEL. Which best describes GRUEL?
Bacon and gravy
Thin oatmeal
Scrambled eggs
Soup
VOCAB: Uriah Heep always seemed to have a SCHEME ready. Which below might be described as a scheme?
Selling orders for "medicine" that is not going to work
Selling newspapers on the street
Polishing shoes on the street corner
Taking care of horses and wagons in the city
A common English currency:
Marking
Pound
Penny
Shilling
What river was a likely source of illness in Victorian London?
The Danube
The Victoria
The Thames
The Ural
What is one sad fact we discussed about over 50% of children under 10 in Victorian London?
They had to work in a factory
They had five or more siblings
They were shipped out to be apprentices
They died
"Please sir, may I have some more"... was a quote famous for which Dickens character?
Oliver Twist
David Copperfield
Jacob Marley
Wilkins Macawber
