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WorksheetsPaper 1: Whitechapel Revision
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 55mins
The role of the person in the government responsible for the running of the Metropolitan Police was who?
Prime Minister
Home Secretary
Foreign Secretary
Deputy Prime Minister
The name of the main police force in London.
The City of London Police
The East End Police
The Metropolitan Police
Scotland Yard
Which two types of source could tell you more about the death of a Jack the Ripper victim?
Post-Mortem
A Freedom Licence
The 1881 Census
A Coroner's Report
Which type of source could tell you information about the population and types of work of the people in Whitechapel?
A Freedom License
A Police Memior
Court Records from the Old Bailey
The 1881 Census
Which type of source could tell you about the attitudes of the local people towards the police in Whitechapel?
The 1881 Census
A Post Mortem
A local, Illustrated newspaper
Charles Booth's Survey of Poverty Map
Which type of source could tell you more about the number and types of crimes that had taken place in Whitechapel in 1888?
The 1881 Census
Charles Booth's Poverty Map
Official Home Office crime statistics
One Police Constable's diary
Which type of source could tell you more about a crime from the Metropolitan Police's point of view?
The Police Review (Official Police Newspaper)
The Illustrated Police News (A penny dreadful)
A Local newspaper
A Post-Mortem
Which type of evidence would help you find out more about the life of a Police Constable working for H Division in Whitechapel?
The Illustrated Police News (A penny dreadful)
The 1881 Census
Court Records from the Old Bailey
A police diary from H Division during 1880s
Name the newspaper published by the Metropolitan Police to put forward their true version of crimes and arrests.
The Police Illustrated News
The Police Review
The Police Times
The Police Gazette
Which key term should be used to describe exaggerated stories published by the illustrated newspapers?
Sensationalised
Accurate
Lies
Biased
In which year was the C.I.D (Criminal Investigation Department) created by the Metropolitan Police?
1942
1842
1742
1642
Who was put in charge as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner in 1886?
Sir Charles Darwin
Sir Charles Warren
Inspector Frederick Abberline
Howard Vincent
What was the approximate population of the Whitechapel district?
3,000
30,000
13,000
39,000
Out of a population of roughly 30,000 people, how many residents of Whitechapel were estimated to be homeless?
100
1,000
10,000
How would you best describe the streets of Whitechapel?
Wide with good lighting
Narrow with clear street signs
Narrow, maze-like with very poor visibility
Wide long streets but heavily polluted
Which key term links to poor public health such as little running water or toilets?
Hygiene
Sanitation
Health
What were the overcrowded slum areas of Whitechapel called?
Lodging Houses
Rookeries
Workhouses
Apartments
Up to how many people could live in one 'apartment' building in the slum areas of Whitechapel?
3
13
23
30
Which type of housing simply offered a bed which could be rented by the night in poor conditions?
An apartment
A Rookery
A Lodging House
The Peabody Estate
It was estimated that there were how many Lodging Houses (that offered simply a bed) in Whitechapel?
2
12
20
200
What was the name of the government law that helped improve housing in Whitechapel by clearing the slum housing?
The Artisan's Dwellings Act 1875
The Peabody Act 1875
The Improved Housing Act 1875
What name was given to the improved housing created by the Artisan's Dwellings Act in 1875?
The Artisan Estate
The Dwelling Estate
The Peabody Estate
The Model Housing Estate
The new, improved Peabody Estate provided how many new blocks of flats for local residents of Whitechapel?
10
11
12
13
George Peabody, who paid for the improved Peabody Estate, was a wealthy businessman from which country?
France
America
Germany
Canada
What was Whitechapel's most famous factory?
The Bell Foundry
The Big Ben Factory
The Bell Factory
The Big Bell Inc.
Which term describes a cramped and dusty workshop, involving long hours, where clothes would be made.
Sweatshop
Workhouse
The Bell Foundry
A Rookery
Which sentence best describes work in Whitechapel?
Work was always available and well paid
Work would vary day to day and was low paid
Which building offered food and shelter in return for hard labour?
A sweatshop
An apartment
A workhouse
The Bell Foundry
What were the residents of a workhouse called when they were in the workhouse?
Workers
Labourers
Prisoners
Inmates
Which two of the following statements is true of life in a workhouse?
The food would provide enough energy to help the inmate work for long hours.
Families were split up from each other.
Inmates could be punished for just talking to each other.
Inmates had to work in the clothing they came into the workhouse with.
The building of a workhouse was based on the design of which other type of building at this time?
A hospital
A library
A prison
A lodging house
Which key individual opened an orphanage for young boys in 1870?
Frederick Abberline
Thomas Barnado
Charles Warren
The Home Secretary
What was the motto of every Barnado home?
No Destitute Child Ever Refused Admission
Children Our Saviour
Children Need Hope and Care
All Children All Love
Which of the following immigrant groups did NOT come to Whitechapel in the 1880s?
The Irish
The Jews
Eastern Europeans
Germans
Which immigrant group in Whitechapel were known for their extreme Catholic beliefs who wanted freedom from the UK?
The Jews
The Irish
The Irish Fenians
The Socialists
What type of work did many Irish immigrants take to when they arrived in Whitechapel?
Working in the sweatshops
Working in workhouses
Working at the docks and building canals
Owning pubs and brothels
Where originally were many immigrant Jews from before they came to Whitechapel?
France
Germany
Eastern Europe
America
What percentage of all Jewish immigrants to Britain, lived in Whitechapel?
55%
65%
85%
95%
The key term used to describe how immigrant groups move closely together, away from other local residents is what?
Discrimination
Seperation
Segregation
Immigration
Pick TWO reasons why many local residents of Whitechapel came into conflict with the immigrant Jews.
The Jews provided jobs for the local people.
The Jews looked different and spoke in a different language.
Many Jewish shops and businesses were successful.
The Jewish immigrants mixed well with the local people.
What type of business did many Jewish immigrants run in Whitechapel?
The Bell Foundry
The Workhouses
Tailoring (making clothes) sweatshops
Railway Construction
On which day did Jewish immigrants have their holy day which was different to the local residents of Whitechapel?
Saturday
Friday
Monday
Wednesday
Which key term describes the European revolutionary groups who wanted to attack the government.
Socialists
Fenians
Anarchists
Social Democrats
Which particular part of the Metropolitan Police was created to tackle terrorist groups such as the Fenians and Anarchists?
Social Democrats
The Special Branch
The CID
Scotland Yard
Which political group became more popular in Whitechapel because they wanted to support workers and give workers more rights?
The Labour Party
Socialists
Conservatives
Anarchists
Who did many local residents of Whitechapel blame for the increasing unemployment and housing shortage?
The government
The Metropolitan Police
Jack the Ripper
Immigrants to Whitechapel
Why was it almost impossible for the police to enforce the law against the illegal 'sweatshops' run by the Jews?
The police could not find the sweatshops
They spoke different languages
The sweatshops were not illegal
Many police were Jewish
Which key term means to be 'anti-Jewish' and discriminate against the Jews?
Anti-Jewish
Anti-Semitism
Pro-Jewish
Pro-Semite
Which immigrant group did many sensationalist Penny Dreadful newspapers often blame for the Jack the Ripper murders?
The Irish
The Eastern Europeans
The Anarchists
The Jews
Which key term means to mock or make fun of current events happening?
Satire
Propaganda
PANDA
Sensationalist
How many different divisions was the Metropolitan Police split into?
10
15
20
25
Which division of the Metropolitan Police were the Whitechapel Police located in?
W Division
P Division
H Division
I Division
Which role of the Metropolitan Police would directly supervise H Division's 500 Police Constables (PCs)?
Chief Constable
Inspectors
Sergeants
Corporals
How many ordinary Police Constables (PCs) did H Division have (roughly)?
100
200
400
500
What key term best describes an ordinary police officer who would patrol Whitechapel?
Police Inspector
Police Constable
Police Sergeant
Police Detective
Which of the following were part of the role of an ordinary Police Constable on his beat in Whitechapel?
Marching out to his 'beat' location from the station
Questioning people
Meeting up with the beat sergeant
Writing information in his police diary.
All of the options
Because of the poor pay and the area of Whitechapel, many new police recruits were of a high quality. True or false?
True
False
In which year was the Metropolitan Police created by the government?
1829
1929
1729
1629
Which of the following statements is true?
Wealthier people had a low level of respect for the police
Poorer people had a low level of respect for the police.
High levels of crime in Whitechapel were often a consequence of what?
High levels of pay
High levels of poverty
High levels of housing
High levels of police officers
What did many women do as the last resort to their poverty?
Became prostitutes
Became doll makers
Became bell workers
Became railways construction workers
By 1888, it was estimated that how many prostitutes worked in the Whitechapel area?
21
120
210
2,100
Which problem led to many prostitutes having to seek dangerous 'backstreet abortions'?
A lack of contraception
Starvation
Lack of running water
Alcoholism
Which type of alcohol was cheap, strong and highly available to the people of Whitechapel?
Ale
Gin
Rum
Vodka
Which term describes a highly decorated shop which sold cheap and strong alcohol to the people of Whichchapel?
Gin Palace
Beer Hut
Opium Den
Ale House
On the main Whitechapel Road, how many buildings were estimated to have sold alcohol in the 1880s?
4
24
45
95
Which key term describes a place where 'opium' was sold and smoked?
Opium Den
Opium House
Opium Hut
Opium Lodge
What did drunkenness often lead to for the people of Whitechapel?
Poverty
Crime
Violence
All of the options
Which of the following made the environment of Whitechapel difficult to police for H Division?
Maze-like streets
Lack of lighting
Narrow alleyways
All of the options
Which of the following TWO were real names of gangs in the Whitechapel area?
Bessarabian Tigers
Odessians
Arabian Lions
Hessians
Which of the following terms describes a gang who would threaten violence to shop owners if they did not pay the gang money?
Protection Rackets
Cash Gangs
Market Smashers
Violence Gangs
Who were the ordinary people of Whitechapel more afraid of which meant they did not always report crime to the police?
The police
The gangs
Opium Den owners
The local newspapers
Which of the following statements best describes H Division police?
The H Division police were over staffed with too little for all officers to do.
The H Division police were under staffed with too much to do to take care of all crimes.
As well as tackling crime, which other 'social' issues did the Metropolitan police also have responsibility for?
Street traffic
Runaway horses
Fires
Beggars
All of the options
What did the unpopular Metropolitan Police Act of 1867 force people to do (which everybody ignored - even the rich)?
Muzzle their dogs
Walk their dog on a lead
Have a certificate for their dog
Stop their dog from barking in public
Which of the following TWO jobs of the police made them VERY unpopular with the people of Whitechapel?
Clearing litter from the area
Taking people into the workhouse
Trying to stop and control prostitution
Dealing with so called 'lunatics' in the area
In which year did the 'Jack the Ripper' murders take place in Whitechapel?
1886
1887
1888
1889
Which of the 'Jack the Ripper' victims was completely mutilated and seen as the last victim of the serial killer?
Annie Chapman
Elizabeth Stride
Catherine Eddowes
Mary Jane Kelly
Which weapon did the killer known as 'Jack the Ripper' always use?
A gun
A sword
A knife
A truncheon
What did all of the victims of 'Jack the Ripper' have in common?
All women
All killed at night
All prostitutes
All of the options
Why was the killer given the name 'Jack the Ripper'?
From a letter which was sent to the newspapers
From a police officer
From a famous book of the time
From a well known local drunk
Who was the CID inspector put in charge of the 'Jack the Ripper' murders?
George Swanson
Charles Warren
Frederick Abberline
PC Alfred Long
How many letters and postcards were sent to the police and newspapers claiming to be from the killer 'Jack the Ripper'? (Making the job of the police even harder!)
3
30
300
3,000
What was the name of the famous letter sent to the newspapers which was published by the police to find someone who recognised the handwriting?
The 'Dear Boss' letter
The 'Dear Jack' letter
The 'Dear Press' letter
The 'Dear Inspector Abberline' letter
What did Police Commissioner Charles Warren order to happen to the message 'The Juwes are the men that will not be blamed for nothing' written after the death of Catherine Eddowes?
For it to be washed off to stop tension with the Jews
For it to be clearly photographed as evidence
For it to be copied exactly as evidence
For it to be examined for evidence of handwriting.
Which other police force were in competition with the Metropolitan Police to investigate the murders of Jack the Ripper?
The City of London Police
Devon and Cornwall Police
The Outer London Police
Which of the following statements is true?
The Metropolitan Police and the City of London Police worked closely together to solve the Jack the Ripper murders.
The Metropolitan Police and the City of London Police were bitter rivals and did not want to be beaten to find Jack the Ripper.
Name the police method of investigating a body straight after the death of a victim at the crime scene.
A Coroner's Report
An interview
A Post Mortem
A death enquiry
Which places did the police investigate thinking that the killer 'Jack the Ripper' had knowledge of the human body?
Vets
Butchers
Doctors Surgeries
Hospitals
All of the options listed
Which of the following statements about the police investigation is true?
The Metropolitan Police worked with local newspaper journalists to find 'Jack the Ripper'.
The Metropolitan Police ignored information from local newspaper journalists to find 'Jack the Ripper'.
What was the nickname of a main suspect of the 'Jack the Ripper' murders due to an item of clothing being left at the scene of a murder?
Cotton Jack
Leather Apron
Polyester Pete
Leather Larry
What term describes a place where police visited when they believed the killer 'Jack the Ripper' must be insane (mad)?
Hospitals
Schools
Workhouses
Lunatic Asylums
Which type of evidence was used by police to report the final cause of death written by a qualified doctor, using all the evidence from the body and the police?
Post Mortem
Coroner's Report
Witness Statements
Soup Kitchens
What term describes the places set up by the police which offered free hot food in return for information about 'Jack the Ripper'?
Food Stations
Broth Kitchens
Bread Kitchens
Soup Kitchens
What did Chief Inspector Swanson order the police to do after the 'double' murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes on 30th September, 1888?
To carry out house to house searches
To give out letters called 'handbills' to every resident of Whitechapel.
To question sailors from the docks.
All of the options listed.
How did the local press (newspapers) often portray possible suspects of the murders?
As English
As foreign looking
As American
The Police tried to disguise themselves as prostitutes to lure Jack the Ripper into a trap. True or false? (They even refused to shave off their moustaches!)
True
False
Who were Barnaby and Burgho?
The two police officers who discovered the body of Mary Jane Kelly
The two sniffer dogs who were trained to sniff out the killer
The two main suspects of the Jack the Ripper Murders
Where were the two bloodhounds Barnaby and Burgho trained in their hunt to sniff out the killer?
Famous London Parks such as Hyde Park
Whitechapel
The Whitechapel Police headquarters
Scotland Yard
Which of the following statements is true?
The bloodhounds, Barnaby and Burgho were never used by the police in Whitechapel.
The bloodhounds, Barnaby and Burgho were used in Whitechapel but could not sniff out the killer.
The bloodhounds, Barnaby and Burgho were used in Whitechapel and found 'Jack the Ripper'.
Which key term describes the use of scientific methods to investigate a crime?
Foreignsics
Forensics
Foraging
Flourensics
The police had a wide range of 'forensic' methods such as finger printing and crime scene photography to solve the crimes of Jack the Ripper. True or false?
True
False
Which key term describes people trying to solve a crime themselves rather than letting the police do their job? (Think back to the American West)
Tithings
Vigilantes
Murder Clubs
Private Investigators
What was the name of the group led by George Lusk, who tried to solve the Jack the Ripper murders themselves?
The Ripper Committee
The Whitechapel Murder Group
The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee
The Ripper Vigilance Committee
After which Jack the Ripper Murder were the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee set up to find the killer themselves?
Mary Ann Nichols (Victim 1)
Annie Chapman (Victim 2)
Elizabeth Stride (Victim 3)
Catherine Eddowes (Victim 4)
What did the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee offer people for information about Jack the Ripper?
A financial reward
Food
Housing
Alcohol
What did the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee do every night in Whitechapel in the hope of finding Jack the Ripper?
Wait quietly on street corners
Interview Prostitutes
March through the streets with burning planks of wood
Write letters of complaint to the government
The main purpose (aim) of a Penny Dreadful was to do what?
To entertain
To inform
To persuade
The main purpose (aim) of a court record from the Old Bailey is to do what?
To entertain
To inform
To persuade
Eye Witness Accounts are always useful. True or false?
True, they were there at the time and saw everything.
False, eye witnesses often miss details and just because they were there at the time does not mean they can accurately identify a criminal or report a crime.
