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WorksheetsWhitechapel pre-Ripper
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
The name of the main police force in London.
The City of London Police
The East End Police
The Metropolitan Police
Scotland Yard
In which year was the C.I.D (Criminal Investigation Department) created by the Metropolitan Police?
1942
1842
1742
1642
Who was put in charge as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner in 1886?
Sir Charles Darwin
Sir Charles Warren
Inspector Frederick Abberline
Howard Vincent
What was the approximate population of the Whitechapel district?
3,000
30,000
13,000
39,000
Out of a population of roughly 30,000 people, how many residents of Whitechapel were estimated to be homeless?
100
1,000
10,000
How would you best describe the streets of Whitechapel?
Wide with good lighting
Narrow with clear street signs
Narrow, maze-like with very poor visibility
Wide long streets but heavily polluted
Which key term links to poor public health such as little running water or toilets?
Hygiene
Sanitation
Health
What were the overcrowded slum areas of Whitechapel called?
Lodging Houses
Rookeries
Workhouses
Apartments
Up to how many people could live in one 'apartment' building in the slum areas of Whitechapel?
3
13
23
30
Which type of housing simply offered a bed which could be rented by the night in poor conditions?
An apartment
A Rookery
A Lodging House
The Peabody Estate
What name was given to the improved housing created by the Artisan's Dwellings Act in 1875?
The Artisan Estate
The Dwelling Estate
The Peabody Estate
The Model Housing Estate
What was Whitechapel's most famous factory?
The Bell Foundry
The Big Ben Factory
The Bell Factory
The Big Bell Inc.
Which term describes a cramped and dusty workshop, involving long hours, where clothes would be made.
Sweatshop
Workhouse
The Bell Foundry
A Rookery
Which sentence best describes work in Whitechapel?
Work was always available and well paid
Work would vary day to day and was low paid
Which building offered food and shelter in return for hard labour?
A sweatshop
An apartment
A workhouse
The Bell Foundry
What were the residents of a workhouse called when they were in the workhouse?
Workers
Labourers
Prisoners
Inmates
Which two of the following statements is true of life in a workhouse?
The food would provide enough energy to help the inmate work for long hours.
Families were split up from each other.
Inmates could be punished for just talking to each other.
Inmates had to work in the clothing they came into the workhouse with.
Which of the following immigrant groups did NOT come to Whitechapel in the 1880s?
The Irish
The Jews
Eastern Europeans
Germans
Which immigrant group in Whitechapel were known for their extreme Catholic beliefs who wanted freedom from the UK?
The Jews
The Irish
The Irish Fenians
The Socialists
What type of work did many Irish immigrants take to when they arrived in Whitechapel?
Working in the sweatshops
Working in workhouses
Working at the docks and building canals
Owning pubs and brothels
Where originally were many immigrant Jews from before they came to Whitechapel?
France
Germany
Eastern Europe
America
The key term used to describe how immigrant groups move closely together, away from other local residents is what?
Discrimination
Seperation
Segregation
Immigration
Pick TWO reasons why many local residents of Whitechapel came into conflict with the immigrant Jews.
The Jews provided jobs for the local people.
The Jews looked different and spoke in a different language.
Many Jewish shops and businesses were successful.
The Jewish immigrants mixed well with the local people.
What type of business did many Jewish immigrants run in Whitechapel?
The Bell Foundry
The Workhouses
Tailoring (making clothes) sweatshops
Railway Construction
On which day did Jewish immigrants have their holy day which was different to the local residents of Whitechapel?
Saturday
Friday
Monday
Wednesday
Which key term describes the European revolutionary groups who wanted to attack the government.
Socialists
Fenians
Anarchists
Social Democrats
Which particular part of the Metropolitan Police was created to tackle terrorist groups such as the Fenians and Anarchists?
Social Democrats
The Special Branch
The CID
Scotland Yard
Which political group became more popular in Whitechapel because they wanted to support workers and give workers more rights?
The Labour Party
Socialists
Conservatives
Anarchists
Why was it almost impossible for the police to enforce the law against the illegal 'sweatshops' run by the Jews?
The police could not find the sweatshops
They spoke different languages
The sweatshops were not illegal
Many police were Jewish
Which key term means to be 'anti-Jewish' and discriminate against the Jews?
Anti-Jewish
Anti-Semitism
Pro-Jewish
Pro-Semite
Which division of the Metropolitan Police were the Whitechapel Police located in?
W Division
P Division
H Division
I Division
Which role of the Metropolitan Police would directly supervise H Division's 500 Police Constables (PCs)?
Chief Constable
Inspectors
Sergeants
Corporals
How many ordinary Police Constables (PCs) did H Division have (roughly)?
100
200
400
500
What key term best describes an ordinary police officer who would patrol Whitechapel?
Police Inspector
Police Constable
Police Sergeant
Police Detective
Which of the following were part of the role of an ordinary Police Constable on his beat in Whitechapel?
Marching out to his 'beat' location from the station
Questioning people
Meeting up with the beat sergeant
Writing information in his police diary.
All of the options
Because of the poor pay and the area of Whitechapel, many new police recruits were of a high quality. True or false?
True
False
Which of the following statements is true?
Wealthier people had a low level of respect for the police
Poorer people had a low level of respect for the police.
High levels of crime in Whitechapel were often a consequence of what?
High levels of pay
High levels of poverty
High levels of housing
High levels of police officers
What did many women do as the last resort to their poverty?
Became prostitutes
Became doll makers
Became bell workers
Became railways construction workers
Which problem led to many prostitutes having to seek dangerous 'backstreet abortions'?
A lack of contraception
Starvation
Lack of running water
Alcoholism
Which type of alcohol was cheap, strong and highly available to the people of Whitechapel?
Ale
Gin
Rum
Vodka
On the main Whitechapel Road, how many buildings were estimated to have sold alcohol in the 1880s?
4
24
45
95
Which key term describes a place where 'opium' was sold and smoked?
Opium Den
Opium House
Opium Hut
Opium Lodge
What did drunkenness often lead to for the people of Whitechapel?
Poverty
Crime
Violence
All of the options
Which of the following made the environment of Whitechapel difficult to police for H Division?
Maze-like streets
Lack of lighting
Narrow alleyways
All of the options
Which of the following terms describes a gang who would threaten violence to shop owners if they did not pay the gang money?
Protection Rackets
Cash Gangs
Market Smashers
Violence Gangs
Who were the ordinary people of Whitechapel more afraid of which meant they did not always report crime to the police?
The police
The gangs
Opium Den owners
The local newspapers
Which of the following statements best describes H Division police?
The H Division police were over staffed with too little for all officers to do.
The H Division police were under staffed with too much to do to take care of all crimes.
Which of the following TWO jobs of the police made them VERY unpopular with the people of Whitechapel?
Clearing litter from the area
Taking people into the workhouse
Trying to stop and control prostitution
Dealing with so called 'lunatics' in the area
