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Second Year History Examination Summer 2020

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following definitions best describes the keyword 'Chronology'?

a)

Putting historical events in the order that they happen from the earliest to the most modern.

b)

Putting historical events in reverse order

c)

Putting historical events in no order

d)

Arranging historical events to see a pattern.

2.

Which of the following statements is true about 'Unionism'? Please tick more than one answer.

a)

They see themselves as Irish first and British second.

b)

They see themselves as British first and Irish second.

c)

They see themselves as British and not Irish.

d)

They see themselves as Irish and not British.

3.

In the late 1700's Ireland was ruled by the Protestant Ascendancy. Who were the 'Protestant Ascendancy'?

a)

Members of the Methodist Church

b)

Members of the Catholic Church

c)

Members of the Presbyterian Church

d)

Members of the Church of Ireland

4.

The United Irishmen were strongly influenced by a revolution in which country?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

5.

The Society of the United Irishmen was founded on October 18th 1791 in which Irish city?

a)

Galway

b)

Dublin

c)

Belfast

d)

Cork

6.

In 1796 bad weather stopped a French Invasion at Bantry Bay in order to help the United Irishmen. Who was the French General in charge of this attempted invasion?

a)

Hoche

b)

Lake

c)

Humbert

d)

Richelieu

7.

Which of the counties listed below did NOT have a United Irishman Rising in 1798?

a)

Dublin

b)

Meath

c)

Wexford

d)

Cavan

8.

Name the Place in County Wexford where the main rebel camp was during the 1798 Rebellion.

(a)  

9.

Which of the following was a United Irishman leader in Ulster?

a)

Henry Joy McCracken

b)

Henry John McCracken

c)

Henry Joy McCarron

d)

Henry John McCarron

10.

Name the French General who defeated the British at the 'Races of Castlebar'.

a)

Humphrey

b)

Humbert

c)

Hummingbird

d)

Hoche

11.

The Act passed in 1800 which ended Grattan's Parliament and joined Ireland and England together politically was called the 'Act of (a)   '

12.

What was the name of the priest who was one of the main leaders of the United Irishmen in Wexford in 1798?

a)

Father John Murphy

b)

Father John McCrea

c)

Father John Mulligan

d)

Father John Joyce

13.

Which of the following definitions is the closest in meaning to the key term 'Repeal' from your Parliamentary Traditions chapter/topic?

a)

Doing away with the Act of Unity and restoring Grantham's Parliament

b)

Doing away with Grattan's Parliament

c)

Doing away with the Act of Union and restoring Grattan's Parliament.

14.

In what year was Daniel O'Connell born?

a)

1773

b)

1774

c)

1775

d)

1776

15.

While working as a barrister (lawyer) Daniel O'Connell got a nickname. What was the nickname?

a)

The Count of Monte Cristo

b)

The Count

c)

The Councilman

d)

The Councellor

16.

What was the name of the set of laws in Ireland that were designed to keep Catholics out of power and uneducated?

(a)  

17.

In what year did O'Connell set up the 'Catholic Association' to fight the discrimination of the Penal Laws?

a)

1822

b)

1823

c)

1824

d)

1825

18.

Which of the following was an act of parliament which allowed Catholics to take their seats in Westminster Parliament?

a)

Catholic Relief Act 1829

b)

Catholic Relief Act 1828

c)

Catholic Relief Act 1827

d)

Catholic Relief Act 1826

19.

After the passing of the Catholic Relief Act 1929 Daniel O'Connell got a new nickname. What was he now known as?

a)

The Liberal

b)

The Liberator

c)

The Liberation

d)

The Liberal Councilman

20.

Daniel O'Connell set up the Repeal Association in what year?

a)

1840

b)

1841

c)

1842

d)

1843

21.

Which of the following set up the Home Rule Movement in 1870?

a)

Charles Stewart Parnell

b)

Isaac Butt

c)

John Redmond

d)

John Dillon

22.

Which of the following names refers to a secret Irish organisation dedicated to getting the British out of Ireland? Tick more than one.

a)

The Irish Republic Brotherhood

b)

The Irish Republican Brotherhood

c)

The Fenians

d)

The Irish Republican Army

23.

Which of the following politicians was NOT involved in the 'New Departure'?

a)

Charles Stewart Parnell

b)

Michael Davitt

c)

John Devoy

d)

Bertie Ahern

24.

In what year did Parnell and Prime Minister Gladstone agree the 'Kilmainham Treaty'?

a)

1879

b)

1880

c)

1881

d)

1882

25.

In what year did Westminster pass a Home Rule Bill which would provide for a parliament in Dublin to deal with internal Irish affairs while Westminster would deal with external affairs.

a)

1886

b)

1887

c)

1888

d)

1889

26.

What was the name of the married woman that Parnell had been having an affair with since 1880?

a)

Katherine O'Sullivan

b)

Katherine Murphy

c)

Katherine O'Shea

d)

Katherine Byrne

27.

Which Dublin cemetery is Parnell buried in?

a)

Mount Jerome Cemetery

b)

Deansgrange Cemetery

c)

Fingal Cemetery

d)

Glasnevin Cemetery

28.

What act tried to provide a fair rent for tenant farmers and allowed them access to a Land Court which could decide what a fair rent was for them?

a)

1880 Land Act

b)

1881 Land Act

c)

1882 Land Act

d)

1883 Land Act

29.

What was the population of Ireland in the 1840's?

a)

4 million

b)

5 million

c)

8 million

d)

10 million

30.

Who did the British Government rule through during this time in Ireland?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Northern Secretary

c)

Lord Lieutenant

d)

Taoiseach

31.

What were cottiers?

a)

Small farmers who rented conacres from farmers

b)

Rich Landlords

c)

Irish politicians

d)

British representatives

32.

What were many people forced to do when struck by poverty in Ireland?

a)

Get another job

b)

Emigrate

c)

Grow a new crop

33.

The Irish Famine occurred roughly from the years;

a)

1845 – 1850

b)

1902 – 1906

c)

1750 – 1760

d)

1845 – 1899

34.

Which of the following caused the Irish Famine? Tick all boxes that apply.

a)

Blight

b)

Subdivision of Land

c)

Increase in Population

d)

Dependence on the Potato

35.

Which of the following did the British Government introduce during the Famine? Tick all boxes that apply.

a)

Government bought Indian corn and set up public works

b)

Laissez-faire policy

c)

Soup Kitchen Act

d)

Workhouses

36.

Famine workhouses were:

a)

Clean, with plenty of space for people to live in

b)

Filthy and disease-ridden, with overcrowding being a major problem

37.

What was the main cause of death during the Famine?

a)

Starvation

b)

Violence

c)

Disease

38.

Ships who left for America were known as (a)   (Spelling WILL matter)

39.

The Irish people who emigrated during the famine became known as the:

a)

Fighting Irish

b)

Coffin Shippers

c)

Irish Diaspora

40.

Many Irish people, particularly emigrants, blamed (a)   for the Famine

41.

What problems were Irish emigrants forced to endure? Tick all boxes that apply.

a)

Crowded tenenments

b)

Poorly paid jobs

c)

Discrimination

d)

Prejudice

42.

On what date was the G.A.A. founded or set up in Hayes Hotel?

a)

November 1st 1883

b)

November 1st 1884

c)

November 1st 1885

d)

November 1st 1886

43.

Which of the following people was NOT an original patron of the G.A.A?

a)

C.S. Parnell

b)

Archbishop Croke

c)

Michael Davitt

d)

Sean McCague

44.

The G.A.A. can be seen as part of which bigger movement in Ireland at the end of the Nineteenth century?

a)

Cultural Revival

b)

Anglo-Irish Literary Movement

c)

Fenianism

d)

New United Irishmen Movement

45.

What organisation, set up in 1893, also wanted to de-anglicise Irish society (take out the English influences)

a)

Irish Association

b)

Irish League

c)

Gaelic League

d)

Gaelic Association

46.

The conflict between which two groups split the G.A.A? (Tick two boxes)

a)

Home Rulers

b)

Royal Irish Constabulary

c)

Fenians

d)

Irish Rugby Football Uniion

47.

In what year was an All ireland Final NOT held?

(a)  

48.

In what year was a sloped terrace behind the goals installed in Croke Park?

a)

1915

b)

1916

c)

1917

d)

1924

49.

In what year did the GAA ban members of the RIC (the police force in Ireland under British rule) from playing GAA

a)

1894

b)

1895

c)

1896

d)

1897

50.

In what year was the Camogie Association set up?

(a)  

51.

In what year was the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) set up?

a)

1974

b)

1975

c)

1976

d)

1977

52.

In what year did the GAA lift Rule 27 (the Ban) on members playing ‘foreign games’ ?

a)

1970

b)

1971

c)

1972

d)

1973

53.

In what year did the GAA amend (change) Rule 42 which banned the playing of foreign games in Croke Park to allow the Ireland rugby team to play England

a)

2006

b)

2005

c)

2007

d)

2008

54.

How many civilians were killed during the 'Bloody Sunday' attack in 1920 at Croke Park?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

55.

The G.A.A. set up the Scór competition in what year?

(a)