Worksheets1916 Rising
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
What event caused the Irish Volunteers to split into two different groups in 1914?
The War of Indepenence
World War I
The Anglo Irish Treaty
The Great Famine
After the Volunteers split in 1914, which of the following men led the Irish Volunteers?
Which of the following (more than one) were members of the IRB Military Council?
Thomas Clarke
Patrick Pearce
Joseph Plunket
John Redmond
Who founded the Irish Citizen Army (ICA)?
(a)
True or False
The IRB sent Roger Casement to Germany to buy guns and ask for German support for the rising. a ship called the Aud set sail for Ireland with with guns on board. The Aud was captured by the British of the Kerry coast on Good Friday 1916
True
False
Was the "castle document" a real or forged document?
Real
Forged
Which of the following (more than one) were key buildings during the 1916 Rising?
GPO
Four Courts
College of Surgeons
Boland's Mills
Croke Park
Who read the proclamation on the steps of the GPO?
(a)
Why did the 1916 Rising fail? (more than one answer)
Rebellion concentrated in Dublin
Poor Military tactics from the rebels
British army had more numbers and better weapons
Which of the following are key terms that you could use in a paragraph on the 1916 Rising (more than one)?
Irish Volunteers
IRB
Blood Sacrifice
John Maxwell
Kilmainham Gaol
