This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Periods > Victorian > Victorian Period – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Victorian Period Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the name of Queen Victoria's husband? A) Prince Albert. B) Prince Alan. C) Prince Edgar. D) Prince Arthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prince Albert. 2. THEY HAD THE RIGHT TO VOTE A) MIDDLE CLASS-WORKERS. B) WORKERS AND MONKS. C) UPPER CLASS AND WORKERS. D) MONKS AND PRIESTS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MIDDLE CLASS-WORKERS. 3. What does MP stand for? A) Member of parliament. B) Minister of parliament. C) Main parliament. D) Mother of paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Member of parliament. 4. How many hours did children have to work for? A) 12. B) 6. C) 10. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 5. Which is NOT an explanation as to why cholera spread quickly around London during Victorian era. A) Cholera was believed to spread through the air and smell. B) Pollution of the cities water supplies. C) High population density. D) Pollutants from burning coal were absorbed into the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollutants from burning coal were absorbed into the rain. 6. Who played crucial roles in shaping governance during the Victorian era? A) Foreign policy and imperial expansion. B) William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli. C) Queen Victoria and the elected Parliament. D) Industrial revolution and social change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli. 7. Street children or orphans usually had to work in Victorian times. A) True. B) False. C) Not stated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What was the period of Queen Victoria's reign? A) 1820-1914. B) 1837-1901. C) 1820-1837. D) 1901-1914. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1837-1901. 9. Why did the Victorian Prime Minister say that the Queen ruled over two countries? A) The rich and the poor lived completely different lives. B) The rich and the poor got along very well. C) The rich and the poor lived similar lives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rich and the poor lived completely different lives. 10. Why is it called the Victorian era? A) They had high self-esteem. B) Because they had been victorious in the Olympic games. C) Parliament had elected Victoria as absolutist queen. D) Queen Victoria gave a lot of personality to the era. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Queen Victoria gave a lot of personality to the era. 11. Dame schools were set up by women who were wealthy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What is the definition of the word 'revolution'? A) To shout and protest at something or someone. B) To overthrow one system in favour of another. C) To express disapproval of someone or something. D) To stick on an old way of doing something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To overthrow one system in favour of another. 13. Which event contributed to many changes in clothing styles? A) Great Awakening. B) Regency Period. C) Industrial Revolution. D) Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial Revolution. 14. What was George interested in as a child? A) Science and arts. B) Languages and literature. C) Science and soccer. D) Arts and photography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science and arts. 15. What was the expansion of the national electorate achieved with? A) Representation of the People Act. B) Constitutional Amendment. C) Universal Suffrage Act. D) Voting Rights Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representation of the People Act. 16. Workhouse owners purposefully kept the houses filthy so that people would not want to stay there long. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What played a central role in the Industrial Revolution? A) Horses and plows. B) Transportation. C) Invention of the wheel. D) Steam Engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Steam Engine. 18. Mass of poor children were educated at home A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. What happened in 1901? A) Many people moved into towns to find work in factories, shops and offices. B) Most people stay in villages and work on the land. C) Some people moved to cities and got a job from the Queen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many people moved into towns to find work in factories, shops and offices. 20. How did the Victorians travel over long distances A) By car. B) Walking. C) Airplane. D) Horse and carriage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horse and carriage. Next →Related QuizzesPeriods QuizzesVictorian Period Quiz 2Victorian Period Quiz 3Victorian Period Quiz 4Victorian Period Quiz 5Victorian Period Quiz 6Victorian Period Quiz 7Victorian Period Quiz 8Victorian Period Quiz 9Victorian Period Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books