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Year 10 End of Year Quiz

Total questions: 182

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Who created the Cow Town of Abeline?
a)
Charles Goodnight
b)
john Illif
c)
Oliver Loving
d)

Joe McCoy

2.
Which of the following factors contributed to the demise of the open-range system?
a)
The use of sod for houses
b)
The invention of barbed wire
c)
The development of railroads
d)
The disappearance of big mining companies
3.
What was the last armed conflict to take place between the Native Americans and the U.S. Army?
a)
The Battle of Tippecanoe
b)
Sand Creek Massacre
c)
Wounded Knee
d)
The Battle of Little Big Horn
4.
Which of the following acts of Congress contributed to an increase in settlement in the West by granting free land to individuals after they had lived on it for five years?
a)
the Homestead Act
b)
the Morrill Land Grant Act
c)
the Indian Removal Act
d)
the Dawes Act
5.
During the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, the Central Pacific Railroad started in California and built the railroad east to Promontory Point, Utah, where it was connected with the railroad built from the east by the Union Pacific Railroad. What was the ethnicity of the majority of the workers who built the Central Pacific Railroad?
a)
Chinese
b)
Mexican
c)
French
d)
German
6.
Which of the following events was a conflict between Homesteaders and Cattlemen?
a)
Johnson County War
b)
Red Clouds War
c)
Mormon war
d)
Great Sioux war
7.
When did the Johnson county war take place?
a)
1890
b)
1891
c)
1892
d)
1893
8.
Which of these was not a Sioux leader
a)
Bigfoot
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Red Cloud
d)
Black Crow
9.
Who were the "Exodusters"?
a)
Mexican Americans who fled after the Mexican-American War
b)
African Americans who fled the South after Reconstruction
c)
Chinese Americans who fled the North after the Gold Rush
d)
Native Americans who fled the East after the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
10.
Which of the following acts of Congress contributed to an increase in settlement in the West by granting free land to individuals after they had lived on it for five years?
a)
the Homestead Act
b)
the Morrill Land Grant Act
c)
the Indian Removal Act
d)
the Dawes Act
11.
The transcontinental railroad met at Promontory Point, Utah.
a)
false
b)
true
12.
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
b)
Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
c)
Polluted the air and the natural environment
d)
All of the above
13.
How are women impacted by moving west?
a)
They are able to buy and own land for the first time.
b)
With land ownership, women can vote.
c)
Women made millions in the gold mining.
d)
The west was too frightening a place, so women stayed on the east coast.
14.
What's the vocab word for: Negative factors that drive people out of their homes for better options?
a)
Push factors
b)
Pull factors
c)
Coincidences
d)
Block factors
15.
What's the vocab word for: Postive factors that bring people to a new area?
a)
Push factors
b)
Pull factors
c)
Coincidences
d)
Block factors
16.
Law that opened up the west to virtually anyone.
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Emancipation Proclaimation
d)
Act of Contrition 
17.
These men drove cattle north to slaughter houses.
a)
Packers
b)
Cowboys
c)
Steelers
d)
Rangers
18.
Led his men into a slaughter at the Little Bighorn.
a)
Admiral Ackbar
b)
Lt Col Custer
c)
General Sherman
d)
Admiral Thrawn
19.

Most people who came to California to mine for gold were successful and became rich.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Check all that apply: Why was mining for gold in California so difficult?

a)

Finding and collecting the gold was not easy.

b)

Frequent Native American attacks.

c)

Lots of crime near the gold fields.

d)

The gold was mostly found out in the wilderness.

21.

Check all that apply about cowboy life

a)

Life was difficult

b)

Cowboys slept in open air

c)

Cowboys spent only 1 hour in the saddle each day

d)

One cattle trail might take 2 months to travel

22.

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

a)

To build a transcontinental railroad.

b)

To limit immigration to the United States.

c)

To encourage people to move to the west.

23.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Homestead Act of 1862?

a)

People would get 160 acres of land.

b)

The land that the government gave to people was excellent for farming.

c)

People would have to live on the land for 5 years and they would get to keep it.

24.

Where did the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1874 take place?

a)

In the middle of Native American lands.

b)

In Florida.

c)

In Texas.

25.

After gold was found in the Black Hills, what did the United States government try to do?

a)

Give all of the gold to the Native Americans.

b)

Take the land away from the Native Americans.

c)

Stop miners from going into Native American lands.

26.

What began to happen to Native Americans living in the west after the Civil War?

a)

The United States government began to move them off of their lands using the military.

b)

The United States government left them alone to live in peace.

c)

They moved back to the east to take back their ancestral lands.

27.

What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876?

a)

United States military forces defeated warriors from the Sioux tribe.

b)

The Sioux tribe crushed the United States military after a treaty was broken.

c)

The United States military fought against Mexico.

28.
What government act allowed American citizens to purchase 160 acres of land for $10 as long as they agreed to farm it for 5 years and build a house on it?
a)
Morrill Land Grant Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Dawes Act
29.
Who was the peaceful chief of the Cheyenne at the time of the Sand Creek Massacre?
a)
Black Kettle
b)
Geronimo
c)
Victorio
d)
Crazy Horse
30.
The attack by Colonel John Chivington in Colorado upon the Cheyenne, done after concluding peace with Black Kettle, was the…
a)
Sand Creek Massacre
b)
Camp Grant Massacre
c)
Massacre at Wounded Knee
d)
Battle of Little Bighorn
31.
At ________________, the Sioux were turning over their guns as a shot was fired and the U.S. troops began an onslaught of 150 Sioux men, women and children.
a)
Wounded Knee
b)
Little Bighorn
c)
Sand Creek
d)
Camp Grant
32.
What is the name of the western battle where the Sioux and Cheyenne defeated the Federal troops led by George Armstrong Custer? 
a)
Battle of Little Bighorn
b)
Sand Creek Massacre
c)
Camp Grant Massacre
d)
Battle of Apache Pass
33.
Where were all of the different Native American groups in the West placed after the Army ended their rebellions? 
a)
Indian Schools
b)
Reservations
c)
Encampments
d)
Prisons
34.

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the end of the open range form of cattle ranching?

a)

railroad companies charged unfair shipping rates

b)

the cowboy lifestyle was difficult and lonely

c)

settlers used barbed wire to fence their land

d)

harsh winters and disease killed many cattle

35.

What is one way that the expansion of railroads helped the economy?

a)

Railroads made the transport of goods cheaper and easier.

b)

Railroads made the automobile obsolete.

c)

Railroads took away land from farmers in the West.

d)

Railroads led to increasing conflicts with Native Americans.

36.

Which of the following was NOT an obstacle faced by settlers moving out west?

a)

shortage of available timber

b)

droughts and lack of water

c)

harsh winters and prairie fires

d)

massive rainfall and flooding

37.

How did sharecropping keep African Americans in an inferior position?

a)

Sharecropping restricted the voting rights of African Americans.

b)

Sharecropping required African Americans purchase expensive property.

c)

Sharecropping forced African Americans to move thousands of miles from their homeland.

d)

Sharecropping kept African Americans in a cycle of debt and poverty.

38.

After the Civil War, the federal government ________________

westward expansion.

a)

encouraged

b)

discouraged

39.

The price that people in northeastern states were willing to pay for cattle during the mid-1800s created a price incentive for Texas ranchers to _______________.

(Choose 2)

a)

herd cattle north on cattle trails

b)

ship cattle west on railroads

c)

ship cattle east on railroads

d)

herd cattle south on cattle trails

40.

Companies that constructed ___________________ to connect the eastern and western United States were given land by the government in the 1800s.

a)

Highways

b)

Railroads

c)

Airplanes

d)

Waterways

41.

The supply of cattle in Texas in the 1800s was high, but the demand was low. This caused the price that cattle would sell for in Texas to be _________________.

a)

low

b)

high

42.
___________ played a major role in the mining and cattle industry for transporting
a)
wagon trains
b)
railroads
c)
trucks
d)
tractors
43.
Most farmers on the Great Plains grew ___________ because it could endure the dry conditions
a)
corn
b)
barley
c)
wheat
d)
cotton
44.
Grazing cattle on government property for free with no restrictions was called
a)
open season
b)
open range
c)
open opportunity
d)
open ranching
45.
Which individual was on the WINNING side of the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
George Custer
c)
Chief Joseph
d)
Jim Thorpe
46.
Many Native Americans longed for the return of their way of life.  Many turned to a religious ceremony called the ______________.
a)
Moon Dance
b)
Sun Dance
c)
Greasy grass Dance
d)
Ghost Dance
47.
What common trait was shared by different Indian cultures?
a)
They are preferred to live on reservations.
b)
They all depended on the buffalo as a food source.
c)
They all viewed nature as sacred.
d)
They all wanted to adapt to the civilization of the whites.
48.
What policy did the government promote to help Native Americans?
a)
Vigilantism
b)
Progressvism
c)
The referendum
d)
Assimilation 
49.
What was the last armed conflict to take place between the Native Americans and the U.S. Army?
a)
The Battle of Tippecanoe
b)
Sand Creek Massacre
c)
Wounded Knee
d)
The Battle of Little Big Horn
50.
Which of these was not a Sioux leader
a)
Bigfoot
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Red Cloud
d)
Black Crow
51.
What term describes the thought that Americans had the right to expand our influence from the Atlantic to the Pacific due to our advanced culture?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Gilded Age
c)
Progressivism
d)
Reconstruction
52.
Around what city was the original Western gold rush of 1848?
a)
San Francisco, California
b)
Pike's Peak, Colorado
c)
San Diego, California
d)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
53.
Who were the "Exodusters"?
a)
Mexican Americans who fled after the Mexican-American War
b)
African Americans who fled the South after Reconstruction
c)
Chinese Americans who fled the North after the Gold Rush
d)
Native Americans who fled the East after the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
54.
How are women impacted by moving west?
a)
They are able to buy and own land for the first time.
b)
With land ownership, women can vote.
c)
Women made millions in the gold mining.
d)
The west was too frightening a place, so women stayed on the east coast.
55.
What's the vocab word for: Negative factors that drive people out of their homes for better options?
a)
Push factors
b)
Pull factors
c)
Coincidences
d)
Block factors
56.
What's the vocab word for: Postive factors that bring people to a new area?
a)
Push factors
b)
Pull factors
c)
Coincidences
d)
Block factors
57.
Massacre the ended Sioux resistance on the Great Plains.
a)
Jumonville
b)
My Lai
c)
Fetterman
d)
Wounded Knee
58.
Led his men into a slaughter at the Little Bighorn.
a)
Admiral Ackbar
b)
Lt Col Custer
c)
General Sherman
d)
Admiral Thrawn
59.

California was part of a large area of land that the United States had taken from which country after a war?

a)

Mexico.

b)

France.

c)

Great Britain.

60.

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

a)

To build a transcontinental railroad.

b)

To limit immigration to the United States.

c)

To encourage people to move to the west.

61.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Homestead Act of 1862?

a)

People would get 160 acres of land.

b)

The land that the government gave to people was excellent for farming.

c)

People would have to live on the land for 5 years and they would get to keep it.

62.

Where did the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1874 take place?

a)

In the middle of Native American lands.

b)

In Florida.

c)

In Texas.

63.

After gold was found in the Black Hills, what did the United States government try to do?

a)

Give all of the gold to the Native Americans.

b)

Take the land away from the Native Americans.

c)

Stop miners from going into Native American lands.

64.

What happened at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876?

a)

United States military forces defeated warriors from the Sioux tribe.

b)

The Sioux tribe crushed the United States military after a treaty was broken.

c)

The United States military fought against Mexico.

65.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
66.
Which of the following would most likely be a strong believer in Manifest Destiny?
a)
The owner of a textile factory in the Northeast
b)
A slave on a southern plantation
c)
A Native American
d)
A farmer wanting to obtain new land
67.
What people group is most abused in the American movement to the West? 
a)
African Americans
b)
Mexicans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Irish Imigrants
68.

Which of the following was not central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800s?

a)

the extended family

b)

land ownership

c)

the buffalo

d)

the horse

69.

What is the term for someone who moves into a country?

a)

Immigrant

b)

Emigrant

c)

Native American

d)

Pioneer

70.

Many European Americans rushed to California in search of (a)   .

71.
Which of these changed federal policy toward American Indians?
a)
destruction of the buffalo
b)
development of the West
c)
popular  belief  that they had been mistreated
d)
political pressure  to allow them  to move to  reservations
72.
All of these were an effect of the Homestead Act except
a)
an increase in U.S. farms
b)
an increase in railway lines
c)
a decrease in settlers moving west
d)
decrease in American Indian land
73.
Which of these contributed to the flood of new settlers in the West?
a)
wars in Europe
b)
jobs in factories
c)
growth of railroads
d)
fear of American Indians
74.
Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, what was promised to American Indians?
a)
land in the Great Plains
b)
protection of homelands
c)
land to freely hunt buffalo
d)
homes on reservations in the East
75.
What is the significance of the Battle of the Little Big Horn?
a)
It was a famous U.S. Army victory
b)
It was an event that forced Congress to honor treaties.
c)
It was the last big battle between the army and American Indians.
d)
It was the longest battle fought by the army and American Indians.
76.
What caused Plains people to finally move to reservations?
a)
financial incentives
b)
opportunity to own land
c)
educational opportunites
d)
extermination of the buffalo
77.
How did mining change the West?
a)
by improving the landscape
b)
by establishing law and order
c)
by ending American Indian conflicts
d)
by opening up areas to new settlement
78.

Q1) What does the Term Wergild mean?

a)

Compensation

b)

Debt

c)

Fine

79.

Which time period was the Blood feud used?

a)

Saxon

b)

Normans

c)

Later Middle Ages

d)

Early Modern

80.

Which of the following was NOT a Norman punishment?

a)

Kings Mund

b)

Murdrum Fine

c)

Hangings

d)

Hanged, drawn and quartered

81.

Which period saw the most hangings?

a)

Norman

b)

Saxon

82.

What was hang, drawn and quartered a punishment for?

a)

Poaching

b)

Treason

c)

High treason

d)

Theft

83.

What % of people were charged with the Bloody Code?

a)

90%

b)

95%

c)

5%

d)

10%

84.

Which of the following are NOT a reason why Transportation was started?

a)

Prisons were not working

b)

Got criminals off the streets

c)

Colonies could be built up

d)

It terrified people

85.

What was the name of Act which improved prison conditions?

a)

Jails Act

b)

Prison Reform

c)

Gaols Act

86.

Pentonville prison implemented which system?

(a)  

87.

Which politician introduced the Gaols Act?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Robert Peel

c)

Harriet Fry

d)

John Howard

88.

In the 20th Century what was the main form of punishment?

a)

Prison

b)

Transportation

c)

Death penalty

d)

Community Service

89.

How did witches get punished in the Early Modern period?

a)

The Rack

b)

Hanged, drawn and quartered

c)

Hanging

d)

Beheading

90.

In what year were the Met Police set up?

a)

1829

b)

1823

c)

1900

d)

1929

91.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Met Police were set up?

a)

Watchmen and Bow Street Runners were not effective enough

b)

Crime rate was increasing

c)

Lots of protests and riots were happening and the army was too violent to deal with it

d)

The army were too busy fighting wars

92.

True of false- People originally HATED the police, they were seen to be an extension of the army

a)

True

b)

False

93.

What was the role of the Constable in Saxon times?

a)

They led the sanctuary

b)

They led the hue and cry

c)

They investigated suspicious deaths

94.

Which of the following is NOT a specialist police unit in 20th Century

a)

Fraud Squad

b)

Dog unit

c)

Special branch

d)

Community watch

95.

Which of the following was NOT used as a policing method in Later Middle Ages

a)

Coroner

b)

JP's

c)

Constable

d)

Watchmen

96.

In which period is community policing the most common?

a)

Saxon

b)

Early Modern

c)

20th Century

97.

how did they prove ones innocence

a)

ordeal by fire, water and combat

b)

with torture of boiling, the chair and brazen bull until the individual confessed

98.

what happened after 1215

a)

they changed the way of court from juries to trials

b)

it was changed from 3 to 4 ordeals

c)

they changed the way of court from trials to juries

d)

torture as a punishment was stopped

99.

How is the decider of the punishment chosen

a)

The highest jury of the time

b)

A jury from 12 men would be chosen by the villagers

c)

9 jury's will be put through a test to find the most compatible

d)

No jury's will be chosen

100.
Whipping is a type of which punishment?
a)
Capital
b)
Corporal
101.
The type of punishment used to punish crimes such as treason and heresy would be what?
a)
A fine
b)
Hanging
c)
Transportation
d)
Hung, drawn and quartered.
102.
A punishment that causes physical harm to the body is called a ......
a)
Corporal punishment.
b)
Capital punishment
c)
Deterrent
d)
Whipping.
103.
Minor crimes in Medieval England would be punished with which type of method?
a)
Hanging
b)
Stocks and pillory
c)
Transportation to North America
d)
Prison
104.
The Wergild was what?
a)
A fine paid to the King
b)
A fine paid to the local family of the victim.
c)
A fine paid to the church
d)
A fine paid to the accused.
105.
The Murdrum Fine was paid to who?
a)
The King
b)
The victim's family
c)
The Church
d)
The accused
106.
Transportation to North America began in which century?
a)
15th century
b)
16th century
c)
17th century
d)
18th century
107.
The main belief about punishment between the 1650s and 1820s was called what?
a)
Humanitarianism
b)
The Bloody Code
108.
The punishment given to Guy Fawkes in 1606 was what?
a)
Hanging
b)
Hanged, drawn and quartered
c)
Fine
d)
Torture
109.
Before the 1800s, the main reason for punishment was to act as a .....
a)
Deterrent
b)
Reform
c)
Rehabilitation
d)
Retribution
110.
Transportation to Australia ended in which year?
a)
1868
b)
1768
c)
1668
d)
1586
111.
In 1787, transportation to which country in the British Empire began?
a)
North America
b)
Australia
c)
India
d)
Kenya
112.
The purpose of a prison until 1700 was to do what?
a)
Keep someone before their trial
b)
To punish a criminal
c)
To help a criminal
d)
To re-locate a criminal
113.
Punishment was meant to be a deterrent until 1700 as there were no...
a)
Laws
b)
Government
c)
Monarchy
d)
Police
114.
Between 1603 and 25, James I punished many Catholics for which crime?
a)
Smuggling
b)
Heresy
c)
Treason
d)
Theft
115.

What's this crime?

a)

Fraud

b)

Smuggling

c)

Theft

d)

KIdnapping

116.

When was the death penalty abolished?

a)

1983

b)

1973

c)

1965

d)

1975

117.

Which prison did Elizabeth visit in 1813?

a)

Holloway

b)

Belmarsh

c)

Newgate

d)

The Clink

118.

Which law brought in reforms to prisons?

a)

The 1815 Corn Laws

b)

1823 Gaols Act

c)

1887 Newgate Act

d)

1823 Confirmation of Certain Marriages Act

119.

The murders took place in:

a)

1866

b)

1877

c)

1888

d)

1899

120.

How many murders do most people link to the Ripper?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

15

d)

4

121.

The first victim is generally thought to be:

a)

Mary Kelly

b)

Mary "Polly" Nichols

c)

Mary Pickles

d)

Mary "Quite" Contrary

122.

One reason the Ripper was never caught was:

a)

He wore gloves as so could not leave fingerprints at the scene

b)

Fingerprinting had just been invented but was not used by the police

123.

Conditions in London at the time were terrible. Which of these were problems for the police? (pick 2)

a)

Smog - Smoke/fog

b)

Traffic jams

c)

Poor street lighting

d)

Bubonic plague

124.

Alcohol was an issue for police. Why? (pick 2)

a)

Alcohol made witnesses unreliable

b)

The police were too drunk to ride their bicycles

c)

There were so many drunk people around that the streets were busy and dangerous. Easy for a new face to blend in and for screams to go unnoticed.

d)

The smell of alcohol made it impossible for police dogs to follow the Ripper.

125.

Which of these problems wasted police time due to the number of 'hoaxes'?

a)

Prostitution

b)

Lack of forensics

c)

Letters

d)

Layout of the area

126.

A prostitute sells sex for money, this is a dangerous job because (pick 3)

a)

Sometimes you are not paid.

b)

The work takes place in private, away from other people.

c)

Because of your job, nobody pays attention to who you are with or where you are going.

d)

Some people see prostitutes as easy prey (victims).

e)

Most of your customers are psychopaths.

127.

The layout of Whitechapel meant that: (pick 2)

a)

The killer could easily avoid the police

b)

The police knew every back street

c)

It was easy to shut-off areas for investigation

d)

There were lots of secluded (hidden, not very public) spots

128.

Which of these police techniques was in use during the time of the Ripper?

a)

DNA analysis

b)

Fingerprinting

c)

Interviewing witnesses

d)

UV lights

129.

The murders took place in:

a)

Whitestone

b)

Whitehouse

c)

Whitemare

d)

Whitechapel

130.

The Ripper's final confirmed victim was:

a)

Catherine Eddowes

b)

Lizzy Stride

c)

Mary Jane Kelly

d)

Mary J Blige

131.

A lot of people drank alcohol in East London because:

a)

It was an escape from their lives, the pubs were often nicer than their own room.

b)

They had lots of spare cash because it was a rich area.

c)

People thought that drinking lots of alcohol was good for you.

d)

East London is where alcohol was invented.

132.

Whitechapel, where the murders took place was:

a)

A well off area, full of bars and cafes

b)

A poor area, where most people struggled to live

c)

A medium income area, with a mixture of rich and poor

133.

Street lighting in Whitechapel was:

a)

Electric, bright, a few dark areas

b)

Gas, bright, a few dark areas

c)

Gas, dim, many dark areas

d)

Electric, dim, many dark areas

134.

The period of history the murders took place in is known as:

a)

Victorian

b)

Edwardian

c)

Georgian

d)

Tudor

135.

Jack the Ripper was never caught because:

a)

The police investigation techniques at the time were limited

b)

Conditions in Whitechapel were so bad it was hard to find the killer

c)

There were not enough police for the population of London

d)

All are correct

136.

Where in London is Whitechapel?

a)

North London

b)

East London

c)

South London

d)

West London

137.

Which sentence best describes Whitechapel?

a)

High poverty and high unemployment

b)

High poverty and low unemployment

c)

Low poverty and high unemployment

d)

Low poverty and low unemployment

138.

How many police officers were there in the Metropolitan Police for 5 million people?

a)

10,000 officers

b)

14,000 officers

c)

16,000 officers

d)

12,000 officers

139.

Which department of the police investigates crimes that have already been committed and has 'detectives'?

a)

Criminal Investigation Department

b)

Crime Investigation Department

c)

Criminal Intelligence Department

d)

Crime Intelligence Department

140.

Which Division of the Metropolitan Police were the Whitechapel police based in?

a)

H Division

b)

D Division

c)

F Division

d)

B Division

141.

Which individual reported on the poverty in Whitechapel and produced a map showing the location of this poverty?

a)

Charles Warren

b)

Inspector Abberline

c)

The Home Secretary

d)

Charles Booth

142.

A local newspaper report can be useful as it contains what?

a)

Exaggerated illustrations of a crime scene.

b)

Detailed, in depth interviews with eye witnesses

c)

More specific names of people and places in the local area.

d)

Dramatic stories about a crime.

143.

The name of the main court for the Metropolitan Police is what?

a)

The Old Bailey

b)

The Old Fred

c)

The Old Bernard

d)

The Old Grace

144.

The name of the headquarters for the Metropolitan Police during the Jack the Ripper killings was?

a)

Wales Yard

b)

England Yard

c)

Scotland Yard

d)

Ireland Yard

145.

What was the name of the newspaper published by the Metropolitan Police which contained a more accurate version of events as a crime scene?

a)

Penny Dreadful

b)

Police Illustrated News

c)

The Police Times

d)

The Police Review

146.

A name given to describe the sensationalist and over dramatic newspaper of the time was what?

a)

Penny Dreadful

b)

Penny Farthing

c)

Penny House

d)

Two Penny Hangover

147.

What percentage of people were living in poverty in Whitechapel according to Charles Booth's survey?

a)

30%

b)

35%

c)

40%

d)

45%

148.

What was the estimated number of homeless people living in Whitechapel during the Jack the Ripper murders?

a)

500

b)

1,000

c)

1,500

d)

2,000

149.

What was the estimated population of Whitechapel in 1888 during the Jack the Ripper murders?

a)

10,000

b)

20,000

c)

30,000

d)

40,000

150.

Which of the following were health risks in the Whitechapel area in the 1880s?

a)

Sewers running into the streets

b)

Heavily polluted air

c)

Poor sanitation

d)

All of the answers

151.

Which of the following issues led to a high increase in crime in the Whitechapel area?

a)

High pollution levels

b)

Unemployment

c)

Alcoholism

d)

Vandalism

152.

This place of work would be in small, dirty, hot conditions for little pay and long hours.

a)

The Docklands

b)

The Bell Foundry

c)

The Sweatshops

d)

Prostitution

153.

What was set up by the Government's Poor Relief Law to offer food and shelter for work?

a)

The Workhouse

b)

The Orphanages

c)

The Metropolitan Police

d)

The Mines

154.

What would a Police Constable carry with him while he walked his 'beat'?

a)

His lunch and a batton

b)

A whistle and truncheon

c)

A rattle and a whistle

d)

A police radio

155.

What was the attitude of the public in Whitechapel towards the police in general?

a)

They appreciated the help of the police.

b)

They were suspicious of the police.

156.

The area patrolled by a Police Constable during his shift would be called....

a)

The Beat

b)

The Street

c)

The Fleet

d)

The Greet

157.

The pay for the Police Constables was very high and so the quality of the police was also high. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

158.

Police Constables in Whitechapel would often be criticised for doing what?

a)

Idly chatting with locals

b)

Drinking

c)

Being too heavy handed with criminals

d)

All of the options

159.

Which type of source could tell you information about the population and types of work of the people in Whitechapel?

a)

A Freedom License

b)

A Police Memior

c)

Court Records from the Old Bailey

d)

The 1881 Census

160.

Which type of source could tell you about the attitudes of the local people towards the police in Whitechapel?

a)

The 1881 Census

b)

A Post Mortem

c)

A local, Illustrated newspaper

d)

Charles Booth's Survey of Poverty Map

161.

Which type of source could tell you more about the number and types of crimes that had taken place in Whitechapel in 1888?

a)

The 1881 Census

b)

Charles Booth's Poverty Map

c)

Official Home Office crime statistics

d)

One Police Constable's diary

162.

Which type of source could tell you more about a crime from the Metropolitan Police's point of view?

a)

The Police Review (Official Police Newspaper)

b)

The Illustrated Police News (A penny dreadful)

c)

A Local newspaper

d)

A Post-Mortem

163.

Which type of evidence would help you find out more about the life of a Police Constable working for H Division in Whitechapel?

a)

The Illustrated Police News (A penny dreadful)

b)

The 1881 Census

c)

Court Records from the Old Bailey

d)

A police diary from H Division during 1880s

164.

Name the newspaper published by the Metropolitan Police to put forward their true version of crimes and arrests.

a)

The Police Illustrated News

b)

The Police Review

c)

The Police Times

d)

The Police Gazette

165.

How would you best describe the streets of Whitechapel?

a)

Wide with good lighting

b)

Narrow with clear street signs

c)

Narrow, maze-like with very poor visibility

d)

Wide long streets but heavily polluted

166.

Up to how many people could live in one 'apartment' building in the slum areas of Whitechapel?

a)

3

b)

13

c)

23

d)

30

167.

Which sentence best describes work in Whitechapel?

a)

Work was always available and well paid

b)

Work would vary day to day and was low paid

168.

Which of the following immigrant groups did NOT come to Whitechapel in the 1880s?

a)

The Irish

b)

The Jews

c)

Eastern Europeans

d)

Germans

169.

Where originally were many immigrant Jews from before they came to Whitechapel?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Eastern Europe

d)

America

170.

What percentage of all Jewish immigrants to Britain, lived in Whitechapel?

a)

55%

b)

65%

c)

85%

d)

95%

171.

In which year was the Metropolitan Police created by the government?

a)

1829

b)

1929

c)

1729

d)

1629

172.

What did many women do as the last resort to their poverty?

a)

Became prostitutes

b)

Became doll makers

c)

Became bell workers

d)

Became railways construction workers

173.

By 1888, it was estimated that how many prostitutes worked in the Whitechapel area?

a)

21

b)

120

c)

210

d)

2,100

174.

Which of the following made the environment of Whitechapel difficult to police for H Division?

a)

Maze-like streets

b)

Lack of lighting

c)

Narrow alleyways

d)

All of the options

175.
  1. What was the name of the ruler of Russia in 1914?
a)

Alexander Kerensky

b)

Tsar Nicholas II

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Prince Lvov

176.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in 1917?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Alexander Kerensky

d)

Vladimir Lenin

177.

What is the Russian word for parliament?

a)

Pravda

b)

Sovnarkom

c)

Soviet

d)

Duma

178.

What special day of marches led to the outbreak of the February Revolution

a)

International Worker's Day

b)

Armed forces Day

c)

International Women's Day

d)

Army and workers support day

179.

Why was it a mistake for the Tsar to take personal charge of the army?

a)

He was away from Petrograd when trouble began.

b)

He would be blamed for defeats and that would make him less popular.

c)

He left his son in charge.

d)

He was scared of gunfire.

180.

What is the Russian word for a revolutionary council of workers, soldiers and peasants?

a)

Duma

b)

Pravda

c)

Soviet

d)

Niet

181.

What was the title of Lenin's publication produced when he first returned to Russia?

a)

February Papers

b)

April Theses

c)

July Days

d)

August briefing

182.

Who led the military revolt against the Provisional Government in August 1917?

a)

General Kornilov

b)

Alexander Kerensky

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Leon Trotsky

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