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Chapter 15: Parliamentary Tradition - Daniel O'Connell

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The popualation of Ireland was ________ by 1842

a)

5.5 million

b)

8.2 million

c)

4.6 million

d)

3.1 million

2.

The Penal Laws ...

a)

stopped Catholics gaining wealth and power

b)

stopped Protestants gaining wealth and power

c)

stopped Catholics visiting the Pope

d)

stopped Protestants leaving Ireland

3.

People in Dublin in the 1800s sometimes lived in overcrowded, un sanitary housing called (a)  

4.

Belfast had a thriving (a)   industry in the mid 1800s

5.

When did the Act of Union come into force?

a)

1829

b)

1916

c)

1798

d)

1801

6.

What was the Act of Union?

a)

an act allowing Catholics to sit in parliament

b)

an act that abolished parliament in Dublin

c)

an act that forced people out of their homes

d)

an act that gave Ireland independence

7.

The biggest political question in the 1800s was ...

a)

The Union Question

b)

The Famine Question

c)

The Catholic Question

d)

The Protestant Question

8.

Daniel O'Connell is known as ...

a)

the Liberator

b)

the Father of Irish Republicanism

9.

The word 'emanicpate' means

a)

to allow men only

b)

to be impatient

c)

to be set free

d)

to hurry up

10.

Where was Daniel O'Connell born?

a)

Wicklow

b)

Dublin

c)

Cork

d)

Kerry

11.

O'Connell went to (a)   to get a university education

12.

The Catholic rent was

a)

rent paid by Catholic people

b)

a payment to belong to the local gym

c)

a payment to belong to the Catholic Association

d)

a payment to the British Government

13.

O'Connell

a)

supported political violence

b)

founded the Catholic Board

c)

founded the Catholic Association

d)

campaigned for Catholic Emancipation

14.

All MPs had to take an ______________ to take their seat in parliament

a)

Oath of Supremacy

b)

Oath of Allegiance

c)

Oath of Chivalry

15.

Westminister passed the (a)   in 1829 which allowed Catholics to sit in parliament

16.

In the 1830's, O'Connell campaigned outside and inside Westminster for the abolition of (a)   payments

17.

In 1830, O'Connell set up the ...

a)

Repeal Association

b)

Catholic Association

c)

Gaelic League

d)

Gaelic Athletic Association

18.

O'Connell began to organise _______________ ________________ which were huge rallies.

(a)  

19.

O'Connell died in __________ while he on a pilgrimage to Rome

a)

1847

b)

1812

c)

1916

d)

1890