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Elizabeth Fry

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was Elizabeth Fry born?

a)

1780

b)

1799

c)

1800

d)

1810

2.

What religion did she belong to?

a)

Methodists

b)

Quakers

c)

Church of England

d)

Baptists

3.

What did Elizabeth do to help local children?

a)

Took away their old clothes

b)

Set up a Sunday School

c)

Gave them jobs in a factory

d)

Sent them to prison

4.

Elizabeth's husband, Joseph, did what as a job?

a)

Banker

b)

Sailor

c)

Merchant

d)

Cheesemonger

5.

Who inspired Elizabeth to help the poor?

a)

Joseph Fry

b)

William Savery

c)

Thomas Savery

d)

Joseph Paxton

6.

How many children did Elizabeth have?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

4

d)

8

7.

Which prison did Elizabeth visit in 1813?

a)

Holloway

b)

Belmarsh

c)

Newgate

d)

The Clink

8.

How many women and children were crammed into four rooms?

a)

60

b)

120

c)

190

d)

300

9.

Which is something Elizabeth did NOT introduce into Newgate Prison?

a)

Compulsory Sewing

b)

School

c)

Compulsory Bible reading

d)

Release on Licence

10.

Which law brought in reforms to prisons?

a)

The 1815 Corn Laws

b)

1823 Gaols Act

c)

1887 Newgate Act

d)

1823 Confirmation of Certain Marriages Act

11.

When visiting which town was Fry inspired to help do work for the poor?

a)

Bournemouth

b)

Brighton

c)

Blackpool

d)

Bradford

12.

Where did Fry set up a training school for nurses?

a)

Guy's Hospital

b)

St Bartholomew's Hospital

c)

Bedlam

d)

St Thomas' hospital

13.

Who did a group of Fry's nurses serve with?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Thomas Barnardo

c)

Florence Nightingale

d)

Grace Darling

14.

In what year did Fry die?

a)

1845

b)

1855

c)

1865

d)

1889