WorksheetsYear 8_Unit 8_Museums_The Foundling Museum
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
The Foundling Hospital was founded...
about 100 years ago.
about 200 years ago.
about 300 years ago.
about 400 years ago.
The Foundling Hospital in London was ...
a home-like institution for the orphans. Children were brought up and educated there.
a school for disabled children.
a prison for children from poor families.
a children`s hospital.
It took Thomas Coram ...... to convince the King to give his permission to open the Foundling Hospital.
a year
seven years
seventeen months
seventeen years
For many years the King and the rich people ...
donated money for the Foundling Hospital.
were not interested in helping the poor.
helped to find foster families for the orphans.
helped decorate the Foundling Hospital.
...... helped Coram to raise money for the Foundling Hospital.
The King
The Church
William Hogarth and George Friedrich Handel
William Turner and John Constable
300 years ago London was a place where ......
the rich enjoyed a carefree life.
the poor struggled to survive.
medical help was available for everyone.
infectious diseases spread easily amongst the poor.
In the 18th century poor families ...
often had no choice but to abandan their babies.
enjoyed a carefree life.
often visited the doctor.
received money from the King.
Thomas Coram needed ...... to open the Foundling Hospital.
the Church`s permission
the Parliament`s permission
the King`s permission
nobody`s permission
To raise money for the Foundling Hospital ......
G. F. Handel performed concerts.
suppers for rich gentlemen were held.
W. Hogarth and some other well-known painters decorated the Hospital with paintings and sculptures.
breakfasts for rich ladies were held.
The Foundling Museum was sep up on the original site of the Foundling Hospital.
TRUE
FALSE
