This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Periods > Victorian > Victorian Period – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Victorian Period Quiz 34 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these inventions was NOT invented in the Victorian era? A) The motor car. B) The penny farthing. C) Teddy bears. D) Photography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teddy bears. 2. Where was born Prince Albert? A) In Germany. B) In France. C) In Wales. D) In Scotland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Germany. 3. Which of these words has the same denotative meaning as, but a different connotative meaning than, the word buy? A) Get. B) Obtain. C) Purchase. D) Splurge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Splurge. 4. Who was a tireless chronicler of the flaws of the age and a sharp-eyed critic of England's social systems? A) Thomas Hardy. B) Arthur Conan Doyle. C) Charles Dickens. D) George Eliot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charles Dickens. 5. Who was the leader of Canada and parts of Africa at that time? A) Prime Minister. B) President. C) Queen Victoria. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Queen Victoria. 6. With the Crimean War, Britain wanted to limit the power of ..... A) Russia. B) The USA. C) Piedmont. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Russia. 7. On the surface, the tone of "When I Was One and Twenty" could be described as A) Bitter. B) Consoling. C) Melancholy. D) Disbelieving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disbelieving. 8. Charles Dickens' autobiograaphical novel is ..... A) A Christmas Carol. B) A Tale of Two Cities. C) David Copperfield. D) Oliver Twist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) David Copperfield. 9. Why do we call the time period Victorian Era? A) Victoria and Victor were the most popular names at the time. B) Because Britain was victorious in many battles. C) Because of Queen Victoria. D) Because the Victory Islands were part of the British Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of Queen Victoria. 10. Men would take off their hats when they ..... ? A) Felt a strong breeze. B) Went indoors. C) Went to work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went indoors. 11. Ireland suffered a terrible famine in the middle of the century due to ..... A) The failure of the potato crop. B) The rising price of corn. C) The home rule. D) The IRA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The failure of the potato crop. 12. Why did employers mistreat the children who worked for them? A) They were frustrated with how lazy they were. B) The children needed the money so bad, and they wouldn't speak out against their boss. C) They were told to by the Queen of England. D) They only care about adults' feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children needed the money so bad, and they wouldn't speak out against their boss. 13. Is she still alive? A) Maybe. B) Yes. C) Defiantly not. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Defiantly not. 14. The expansion of what led to debate about political and social issues? A) Newspapers and magazines. B) The telephone. C) The internet. D) Medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newspapers and magazines. 15. Why were so many children forced to live and stay in 'workhouses' where their only pay was a cheap meal and meager shelter? A) It was truly their best option to meet their basic needs. B) The conditions there were much better than in many homes. C) It was the only place they could also get an education. D) The workhouses were actually prisons for extremely misbehaved children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was truly their best option to meet their basic needs. 16. The story of Scrooge set about changes in England including: A) Laws to put people in prison for debt. B) Children were placed with families to care for them. C) People began saying "Bah, humbug.". D) A home for disabled children was started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A home for disabled children was started. 17. Were England schools free until 1891? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 18. What were the names of the toys that poor victorian children played with? A) Victorian toys. B) Home made toys. C) Old clothes toys. D) Simple toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Home made toys. 19. What is the title of the person in charge of the Magistrates Court? A) Your Honour. B) Your Worship. C) Judge. D) Magistrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magistrate. 20. Other children pushed trucks of coal. A) True. B) False. C) Not stated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPeriods QuizzesVictorian Period Quiz 1Victorian Period Quiz 2Victorian Period Quiz 3Victorian Period Quiz 4Victorian Period Quiz 5Victorian Period Quiz 6Victorian Period Quiz 7Victorian Period Quiz 8Victorian Period Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books