Worksheets2nd Year Summer Assessment
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
The group in Ireland who owned the majority of the land and controlled politics despite only representing 15% of the Population were called........
Protestant Ascendancy
Anglican Ascendancy
Presbyterian Ascendancy
Anglo - Irish Ascendancy
The 1798 Rebellion is most commonly associated with....
John Mitchell
Robert Emmett
Theobald Wolfe Tone
Henry Grattan
During the 1798 Rebellion, Irish rebels sought help on several occasions from ......
Spain
Italy
America
France
The County most associated with Rebel activity during the 1798 Rebellion was .....
Louth
Wexford
Dublin
Kerry
During the 1798 Rebellion, a massacre of 126 Protestants (mostly) took place at .......
Boolavogue
New Ross
Vinegar Hill
Scullabogue
What Catholic priest was most associated with rebel activity during 1798 Rebellion?
Father Murphy
Father Dunphy
Father Duffy
Father Malone
The 1798 Rebellion resulted in the passing of what Act of Parliament in 1800??
Act of Succession
Act of Ireland
Act of Union
Act of Progression
The 1798 Rebellion inspired further rebellions, one being .....
Ireland's future Rebellion
Young Irelanders Rebellion
Clan na nGael Rebellion
Óglaigh na hÉireann Rebellion
James Watt added a significant improvement to early steam engines which revolutionised its use called a .....
Chuck Wheel
Spinning Wheel
Water Wheel
Fly Wheel
An invention by Edmund Cartwright to weave fabric during the Industrial Revolution was called the
Power Loom
Power Wheel
Power Weave
Power stitch
During the Industrial Revolution, George and Robert Stephenson's train that could travel up to 27mph was called .....
The Bullet
The Lightning Bolt
The Rocket
The Colt
The new Police Force established in London during the 19th Century were called .....
Bobbies
Coppers
Mounties
Peelers
During the 19th Century, the long drop technique was an improvement introduced for prisoners who were going to be ....
Beheaded
Shot
Hanged
Gassed
In the lead up to the Famine Ireland's population by 1841 stood at more than
2 Million
4 Million
6 Million
8 Million
The name of the disease that attacked potato crops in Ireland was called .....
Rot
Blight
Scourge
Plague
During the Famine, the British Government's policy of not interfering was called
Laissez-faire
Raison-dÉtre
Carpe Diem
Philosophes
The name of the ships that transported emigrants from Ireland to America and Canada during the Famine were called .....
Freedom Ships
Hearse ships
Coffin Ships
Prison Ships
The Policy of tenant farmers dividing their land between their sons during the famine period was called
Landdivision
Sondivision
Longdivision
Subdivision
Emigrants from Ireland and their descendants around the world are known the Irish .....
Displaced
Diaspora
Dispersed
Disbanded
A disease that was common during the Famine due to poor living conditions was called
Typhus
Thyroid
Typo
Thyme
Daniel O' Connell, who many historians consider to be the most important political leader in Ireland in the 1st half of the 19th C had the nickname
The Leader
The Litigator
The Liberator
The Legislator
Daniel O'Connell is associated with Catholic Emancipation. This referred to O'Connell campaigning to allow Catholics to
Own a Weapon
Attend a Catholic school
Own land
Take their seats in Parliament
Daniel O'Connell throughout his career was firmly opposed to ......
Violence
Protestants
Slaves
Democracy
Charles Stewart Parnell earned the title 'The Uncrowned ???? of Ireland.
Saviour
Head
President
King
Charles Stewart Parnell replaced William Shaw as the leader of what party?
Unionist Party
Home Rule Party
Conservative Party
Liberal Party
The Piggott forgeries were a series of newspaper articles accusing Parnell of supporting the perpetrators of what famous murders?
The Phoenix Park Murders
The Croke Park Murders
The Cusack Park Murders
The Parnell Park Murders
What scandal eventually led to Parnells' downfall?
Stealing money from the party
Conspiring with enemies
Having an affair with a married woman
Hinting at using violence in some speeches
Parnell's most significant political contribution throughout his life was his attempts to get Ireland ....
Freedom
A Parliament
Voting rights
Under greater British control
As an element of Cultural Nationalism, The GAA was established in 1884. GAA stands for
Grab All Association
Games And Athletics
Gaelic Amateur Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The inspiration for the founding of the GAA came from Michael .....
O'Connell
Parnell
Croke
Cusack
The member of the Catholic clergy most associated with the founding of the GAA was Archbishop Croke of ......
Cahir
Cashel
Carlow
Cavan
The GAA as part of Irish Cultural Nationalism wanted to de-anglicise Ireland. A similar organisation wanted to do this by promoting the Irish language called ...........
The Gaelic League
The Irish Language Association
The Gaelgeoirs
The Revivalists
During the War of Independence, 14 civilians were killed by British forces while watching a game in Croke Park. This atrocity became known as ?
Bloody Friday
Bloody Saturday
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Monday
The ban on playing 'foreign games' in Croke Park, which remained until the 21st Century was known as Rule ....
12
21
24
42
In terms of the 20th Century, which of the following were NOT regarded as belonging to the Nationalist Tradition
Home Rule Party
Liberal Party
Sinn Féin
IRB
What did the 3rd Home Rule Bill of 1912 Propose?
A parliament for Ireland
Independence for Ireland
Partition
A strengthening of the Act of Union
The Ulster Solemn League and Covenant is a petition associated with .....
Nationalists
Separatists
Unionists
Anarchists
The importing of weapons by the Irish Volunteer Force to ensure the implementation of Home Rule is known as .....
The Curragh Gun Running
The Howth Gun Running
The Larne Gun Running
The Dún Laoghaire Gun Running
The forged Document shown by the IRB to Eoin MacNeill in order to convince his Irish Volunteers to join the Rising was known as ..........
The Trinity Document
The Westminster Document
The Mansion House Document
The Castle Document
Which of the following was one of the signatories of The Irish Proclamation
Patrick Pearse
Éamon De Valera
Michael Collins
Arthur Griffith
The Headquarters of the Rebels during the 1916 Rising was ...
Dublin Castle
Trinity College
The Four Courts
The GPO
The 1916 Rising ended with ...
A Ceasefire
An unconditional surrender by the Rebels
A military victory for the Rebels
A negotiated settlement resulting in Independence
The main leaders of the 1916 Rising including Patrick Pearse were .....
Spies
Pardoned
Executed
Imprisoned
Which Political Party in Ireland won the most seats in the Election of 1918 as a result of their increase in popularity after the Rising?
Sinn Féin
Home Rule Party
Unionist Party
Labour Party
The tactic used by the IRA during the War of Independence was known as ....
Tiger Warfare
Stealth Warfare
Combat Warfare
Guerrilla Warfare
