WorksheetsJack the Ripper Recap Quiz!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
In which part of London did the Ripper murders occur?
Whitchurch
Whitechurch
Whitechapel
Whitchapel
Whitechapel was in the _ _ _ _ end of London.
(a)
Pick three adjectives that would describe Whitechapel in the Industrial Revolution.
crowded
dirty
wealthy
dark
spacious
William Hogarth created this print to show the dangers of which type of alcohol in Industrial Revolution London?
beer
vodka
rum
gin
We know that one thing the victims of Jack the Ripper had in common was the fact that they were alcoholics. Give at least two reasons people who lived in Whitechapel might suffer from this.
Pick the statement that best describes housing in Whitechapel in the Industrial Revolution.
small houses with two families sharing it, indoor bathroom, sewerage and hot and cold running water
large houses divided into flats, no bathrooms or indoor toilets, hot running water
small houses with multiple families living in every room, no indoor toilets or bathrooms, no running water
large houses with one family per house, indoor toilets, hot and cold running water
Why was female unemployment so high in Whitechapel? Choose all answers that are appropriate.
Women were expected to depend on their husband's income, so there weren't many jobs for women.
Women often had a poorer education than men, so that limited their job opportunities.
Large families too up much of their time, stopping them from working outside of the home.
Most women worked as domestic servants, and nobody in Whitechapel was rich enough to have a servant.
What sort of job did the victims of Jack the Ripper have to do in order to earn enough money to survive?
protester
prostitute
prospector
prostrator
What year were the murders committed?
1788
1888
1898
1988
The first murder took place in _ _ _ _ _ _ 1888.
(a)
In 1888, how many victims did the police think had been murdered by Jack the Ripper?
4
5
6
7
Modern detectives think that there were actually at least _ _ _ Ripper murders.
(a)
What was different about the murder of Elizabeth Stride?
What was different about the murder of Mary Jane Kelly?
How would geographic profiling have helped the police in 1888?
It would have told them what country the Ripper was born in.
It would have told them if he was a geography teacher or not.
It would have told them which area of Whitechapel to focus on.
It would have told them where his parents lived.
Which of these methods of detection were available to police in 1888? Choose all that are appropriate.
fingerprints
sniffer dogs
door to door enquiries
DNA analysis
eyewitness statements
Which statement best describes Jack the Ripper from eyewitness statements?
Jack was 6' tall, shabbily dressed with sandy coloured hair.
Jack was between 5'5" and 5'7" tall, had dark hair and moustache.
Jack was between 5'5" and 5'7" tall, well dressed with red hair.
Jack was 5'3" tall, carried a small parcel and wore a deerstalker hat.
Give two reasons why we might not be able to trust the eyewitness statements about what Jack looked like.
The name Jack the Ripper was first used in a _ _ _ _ _ _.
(a)
Do you think that the Dear Boss letter was really from the murderer or do you think it was faked?
real
fake
