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jack the ripper victims

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

how many murders was Jack the ripper credited for?

a)

12

b)

4

c)

5

d)

9

2.

who was Jack the ripper's first victim?

a)

Mary Kelly

b)

Catherine Eddowes

c)

Mary Ann Nichols

d)

Elizabeth Stride

e)

Annie Chapman

3.

what was common throughout ALL the victims

a)

they all had their throat cut

b)

they all had a wedding ring

c)

their hair was cut off

d)

all of them were sex workers

4.

in what year did the murders occur

a)

1889

b)

1899

c)

1888

d)

1989

5.

what was the real name of 'Jack the Ripper'

a)

Dante Maclain

b)

Case is Unsolved

c)

Lawrence Meakin (Larry)

d)

Jimmy Monaghan

6.

what was special about the last murder? (Mary Kelly)

a)

she was skinned down

b)

it was one month after the latest murder

c)

found in a building, not outside

d)

all of the above

7.

what was the name given for the 5 victims of jack the ripper?

a)

canonical 5

b)

unlucky people

c)

the five rotton bananas

d)

there was no name

8.

what was the motive joseph Barret had for the murders?

a)

he was in love with Mary Kelly's sister but she didnt approve

b)

he hated prostitutes and swore to stop them

c)

he was a doctor and just wanted to have fun

d)

he was in love with Mary Kelly

9.

why was it believed that Mary Kelly was killed in her sleep?

a)

her clothes were folded neatly

b)

she was wearing a nightgown

c)

she was on her bed

d)

all of the above

10.

what was a description provided by witnesses of jack the ripper

a)

Has a moustache

b)

broad

c)

messed up hair

d)

all of the above

11.

where is Whitechapel?

a)

Ireland

b)

London

c)

Greece

d)

Chester

12.

in what way was Walter Sickert obsessed with Jack the Ripper

a)

he started killing people aswell

b)

he would introduce himself as jack the ripper and sign letters off

c)

he included jack the ripper in his paintings

d)

he had a jack the ripper mural in his house

13.

why did people think jack the ripper was a girl

a)

some people claimed to see long hair come out of his hat

b)

she could've slipped through the police without hassle

c)

some people saw a woman with blood on her sleeve wander through police on the night of the double killing

d)

all of the above

14.

what DNA evidence was supposedly found?

a)

semen on the clothes of mary kelly

b)

semen on the scarf of Catherine eddows

c)

semen on the shoe of may ann nichols

d)

blood of mary kelly on the shoe of james maybrick

15.

why was the 'groundbreaking DNA evidence' not correct?

a)

the scientist mislabelled a gene

b)

it turned out not to be the victim's belonging

c)

the whole story was fabricated for the media