This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Periods > Victorian > Victorian Period – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Victorian Period Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Relations with Ireland during the Victorian age improved. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. What were some of the positive effects of the Industrial Revolution? A) Increased production and efficiency, technological advancements, improved transportation and communication, and higher standards of living. B) Reduced production and efficiency, limited technological advancements, hindered transportation and communication, and lower standards of living. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased production and efficiency, technological advancements, improved transportation and communication, and higher standards of living. 3. HG Wells wrote..... A) The Jungle Book. B) Treasure Island. C) War of the Worlds. D) Sherlock Holmes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) War of the Worlds. 4. What was the benefit of great reform act of 1832? A) Gave voting rights to all men in England. B) Gave voting rights to women. C) Provided representation to industrial centers. D) Gave voting rights to immigrants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provided representation to industrial centers. 5. British Imperialism can best be described as ..... A) Giving away countries controlled by the British empire for money. B) Countries donating land to the British empire. C) Extending the rule of the British empire over foreign countries. D) The British empire joining the colonies for tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extending the rule of the British empire over foreign countries. 6. Who in 1837 used records of deaths from cholera and mapped them onto a map of areas with unhealthy living conditions to suggest unclean water caused cholera? A) Luke Chadwick. B) Jon Snow. C) Louis Pasteur. D) William Farr. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William Farr. 7. By the end of the nineteenth century, many writers finding it difficult to believe in an infinite power became A) Optimistic. B) Trusting. C) Bored. D) Skeptical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeptical. 8. British control of India was led by ..... A) The British-Indian Raj. B) The British East India Company. C) The Royal Navy. D) The British Imperial Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The British East India Company. 9. WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT REGISTERED AT THIS TIME? A) PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY. B) SOCIALIST MONARCHY. C) ABSOLUTE MONARCHY. D) REY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY. 10. What lessons did all of the children learn? A) The 3 R's:Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. B) Science and PE. C) Sewing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The 3 R's:Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. 11. Which political party did Benjamin Disraeli represent? A) Republican. B) Whig. C) Liberal. D) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservative. 12. What was the major political party during the Victorian era? A) Green Party. B) Liberal Party. C) Conservative Party. D) Labour Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservative Party. 13. It was "The jewel in the crown" among the British colonies A) Canada. B) Africa. C) West Indies. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 14. When did the Industrial Revolution start and finish? A) 1700-1920. B) 1760-1840. C) 1840-1900. D) 1720-1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1760-1840. 15. Factory and mine owners were considerate of the workloads of the workers. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 16. Which of these hats does not belong to upper class fashion? A) Cloth cap. B) Hamburg has. C) Top hat. D) Bowler hat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloth cap. 17. They scared birds in ..... A) Fields. B) Mills. C) The streets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fields. 18. During the reign of Queen Victoria, Britain was a nation in motion at the height of its power, both politically and ..... A) Socially. B) Religiously. C) Economically. D) Its expansions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economically. 19. Where did the poor live A) In cars. B) Houses. C) Underneath massive weapons. D) Slums. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slums. 20. Queen Elizabeth accepted the concept of a constitutional monarchy in which she gave advice rather than orders, and yielded control of day-to-day governmental affairs to a series of very talented prime ministers. True or false? A) Falsely false. B) True. C) False. D) Truelly true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False. 21. DUE TO POOR LIVING CONDITIONS CHILDREN WERE OFTEN A) Happy. B) Ill and hungry. C) Very bored. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ill and hungry. 22. Who believed that there would always be less food than the rising population? A) Charles Dickens. B) Thomas Malthus. C) Prince Albert. D) Queen Victoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thomas Malthus. 23. What was England known as? A) We are the world. B) As the World Turns. C) The Workshop of the World. D) The sweatshop of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Workshop of the World. 24. Why is Bertha Jane's double? A) Because she was beautiful. B) Because she is not free to live outside the attic. C) Because she represents desires that must be hidden. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because she represents desires that must be hidden. 25. Why were children put to work at such an early age? A) There parents did not value education. B) School did not exist in the Victorian times. C) They disliked school and would rather work. D) Their families were so poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their families were so poor. 26. Which of the following lines is NOT in iambic pentameter? A) Quarantine is the new normal in life. B) It makes attending class so very hard. C) I wish school was still held in person. D) Summer will come soon, and time to relax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wish school was still held in person. 27. A dramatic monologue makes the speaker ..... A) Reliable because they must be telling the truth. B) Reliable because the poet is addressing the reader directly. C) Unreliable because the speaker is giving their side of the story. D) Unreliable because the speaker does not understand what is happening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unreliable because the speaker is giving their side of the story. 28. Who has written the narrative poem "Goblin Market ''? A) Christina Rossetti. B) Alfred Lord Tennyson. C) Elizabeth Barrett Browning. D) Robert browning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christina Rossetti. 29. Who owned much of the land in Ireland? A) British landlords. B) Wealthy Irish people. C) Poor Irish peasants. D) The king of England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) British landlords. 30. Who was one of the most important writers during Victorian times? A) William Shakespeare. B) Charles Dickens. C) George Orwell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charles Dickens. 31. IN 1872 THE VOTE WAS ESTABLISHED A) CENSITARIO. B) LIBRE. C) VIRTUAL. D) SECRET. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SECRET. 32. B3 Colourful steep hill A) Red Cliffs. B) Mildura. C) Wentworth. D) Swan Hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Cliffs. 33. Identify the author.I) This Victorian writer was born in Calcutta, India. ii) His book ' The Yellowplush Pepers' gained a great attention among Victorian society. iii) Served as an editor of 'Cornhill magazine. iv) The Book of Snobs, Pendennis, The History Of Henry Esmond, Virginnians are few of his prominent works. A) George Eliot. B) Thomas Hardy. C) Walter Scott. D) William Makepeace Thackeray. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William Makepeace Thackeray. 34. What made children's toys more affordable during the Victorian era? A) Handmade craftsmanship. B) Mass production. C) Wealth redistribution. D) Industrial revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass production. 35. Which author brought Victorian London to life? A) Alfred, Lord Tennyson. B) Browning. C) Dickens. D) Elliot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dickens. 36. Choose the word or phrase that best defines the italicized word. "One equal temper of heroic hearts, /Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will ..... " A) Degree of balance. B) Frame of mind. C) Path to destiny. D) Plan for attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frame of mind. 37. PALACE WHERE THE GREAT UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION TAKES PLACE A) PALACE OF STEEL. B) IRON PALACE. C) CRYSTAL PALACE. D) BRONZE PALACE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CRYSTAL PALACE. 38. What is queen Victoria nicknames A) Pops. B) The grandmother of Europe. C) ( no nickname ). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The grandmother of Europe. 39. Select the correct spelling:Remember to write a complete parragraph about the ancient civilisation. A) Paragraph. B) Paragraph. C) Paragraph. D) Paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paragraph. 40. WHEN WAS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CARD SENT? A) 1843. B) 1803. C) 1853. D) 1833. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1843. 41. Where was the Great Exhibition of 1851 held? A) Hyde Park. B) Windsor Castle. C) Tower of London. D) Buckingham Palace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyde Park. 42. What happened in 1836? A) Death of William IV. B) Anti-Corn Law League founded. C) First train in London. D) Indian Uprising. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death of William IV. 43. What were four discoveries during the Victorian Era? A) The four-legged bird, electricity plant, anesthesia, and Treasure Island. B) The electricity plant, four-legged bird, Atlantis, and anesthesia. C) The four-legged bird, anesthesia, sliced bread, and Treasure Island. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The electricity plant, four-legged bird, Atlantis, and anesthesia. 44. When was the steam trian invented A) 1816. B) 1814. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1814. 45. What important event during the Victorian times happened in 1837? A) Prince Albert died. B) Queen Victoria got married. C) Queen Victoria came to throne. D) Queen Victoria gave birth to her first child. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Queen Victoria came to throne. 46. Which significant figures helped to pass laws to support children in the Victorian Era? A) Nelson Mandela. B) Lord Shaftesbury. C) Lord Carnarvon. D) Charles Dickins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Shaftesbury. 47. Why was Britain powerful? A) They were hard-working. B) They are friendly people. C) They were rich due to their industry. D) They were fully developed nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were rich due to their industry. 48. At the end of the 19th century the British Empire ..... A) Was the most powerful. B) Was not as powerful as before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was not as powerful as before. 49. How did the Elizabethan Era pave way for the Victorian Empire? A) They introduced potatoes. B) With lots of poems. C) Tudor and Elizabethan explorers introduced countries that England would go on to rule. D) Elizabethans introduced cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tudor and Elizabethan explorers introduced countries that England would go on to rule. 50. Where did most of the women hide their makeup? A) On their pockets. B) Behind the chimney. C) In prescription bottles. D) Under their pile of hats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In prescription bottles. 51. On what day did Victorian children play with Noahs Ark? A) Monday. B) Wednesday. C) Sunday. D) Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunday. 52. The practice of placing sprigs of greenery on windowsills and walls began during Victorian times A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. Who invented the pneumatic tyre? A) John Smith. B) Isambard Kingdom Brunel. C) Robert William Thomson. D) Harriett Jones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert William Thomson. 54. What was "The Woman Question" that caused controversy during the Victorian Era? A) Women wanting a new place in society and questioning their traditional role. B) When to get married. C) If divorce was a good idea when the husband committed adultery. D) To be or not to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women wanting a new place in society and questioning their traditional role. 55. Where did most Victorian women work? A) In factories. B) In the palace. C) In the fields. D) In the home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the home. 56. At the end of Victorian times free schools for poor children were opened. A) True. B) False. C) Not stated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. What topic in Victorian novels appealed most to readers? A) Stories about ancient myths and legends. B) Celebrations of romantic love. C) The awe-inspiring beauty of nature. D) Realistic portrayals of everyday people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Realistic portrayals of everyday people. 58. The words that best describe the typical behavior of many Victorians are A) Defiant and angry. B) Genteel and showing decorum. C) Immoral and criminal. D) Eccentric and insane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genteel and showing decorum. 59. Which best describes the general feeling expressed in literature during the last decade of the Victorian era? A) Studied melancholy and aestheticism. B) Raucous celebration mixed with self-congratulatory sophistication. C) Paranoid introspection and cryptic dissent. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studied melancholy and aestheticism. 60. Which novel of Eliot was noted for its heavy religious theme? A) The Mill on the Floss. B) Adam Bede. C) Middlemarch. D) Silas Marner. 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