This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Periods > Victorian > Victorian Period – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Victorian Period Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ragged schools were A) Focusing on sports and religion. B) Set up to provide free basic education. C) A form of private schools. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Set up to provide free basic education. 2. How old was Queen Victoria when she became the queen? A) 17 years old. B) 18 years old. C) 19 years old. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18 years old. 3. Lewis Carroll wrote ..... A) Alice in Wonderland. B) A Christmas Carol. C) Various plays. D) Treasure Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alice in Wonderland. 4. Who was a great engineer? A) Mr Barak. B) Mrs sally. C) Ismbard Kindom Brunel. D) Mr judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ismbard Kindom Brunel. 5. What was the purpose of the Poor Laws in Victorian England? A) To provide aid to the wealthy. B) To provide aid to the poor. C) To provide education to working class children. D) To regulate wages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide aid to the poor. 6. Putin helped to stop adults from using young children at work. A) True. B) False. C) Not stated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Where are the jokes used of the "Victorian Meme Machine" from? A) The British Library Collections. B) The British Newspapers. C) The memory of the old people. D) The mind of its inventor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The British Library Collections. 8. What was the other term for cursive writing? A) Handwriting. B) Copper plate. C) Pen writing. D) Slate writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copper plate. 9. What year did the Victorians make sure every child in Britain between the ages of 5 and 10 went to school? A) 1881. B) 1880. C) 1879. D) 1882. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1880. 10. They worked in tunnels too narrow and low for ..... A) Teachers. B) Parents. C) Adults. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adults. 11. What do you call the thick leather strap split at one end into two or three tails that was also used for punishing students? A) Dunce cap. B) Cane. C) Stick. D) Take off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take off. 12. The Factory Act stopped children from ages 8 to 13 from being able to work in the factories. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 13. The first railway line was between A) Liverpool and Manchester. B) Manchester and England. C) Liverpool and England. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liverpool and Manchester. 14. Who engineered the first underground railway? A) Marc Brunel. B) Sophie Kingdom. C) George Jennings. D) Samuel Morse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marc Brunel. 15. Select the correct spelling:The caracter in the narrative had a unique journey. A) Charactre. B) Character. C) Caractre. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character. 16. The novel became a very popular form of literature in the victorian age A) Because the reading of it could be afforded by anyone. B) Because poetry was in a state of degradation. C) Because it described mainly the life of the nobility. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because the reading of it could be afforded by anyone. 17. Which substance did women use to "increase beauty" ? A) Mercury. B) Vinegar. C) Arsenic. D) Rose water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arsenic. 18. The Parliament (democratic institution of government in Britain) was first created in Britain under Queen Victoria's rule A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. What was the 'drill'? A) A playground game. B) Lots of exercises done at the side of a desk. C) A song. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lots of exercises done at the side of a desk. 20. Very poor, lower class Victorians often worked as what? A) Rat catchers. B) Butlers. C) Tailors. D) Chefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rat catchers. ← 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