This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Periods > Victorian > Victorian Period – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Victorian Period Quiz 48 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What were petticoats typically made of? A) Organza. B) Crinoline. C) Taffeta. D) Batiste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crinoline. 2. Neither the cars nor the trucks (has, have) new tires. A) Has. B) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 3. Where was Queen Victoria buried? A) Kensington Palace. B) Buckingham Palace. C) Windsor Castle. D) Tower of London. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Windsor Castle. 4. A2 Another name for zero A) Nought. B) O. C) Nhill. D) Null. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nhill. 5. During what dates did the Victorian age start and end? A) 1819-1902. B) 1832-1900. C) 1802-1890. D) 1800-1900. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1832-1900. 6. What did Thomas Carlyle mean by "Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe" ? A) Abandon the introspection of the Romantics and turn to the higher moral purpose found in Goethe. B) Even a foreign author is better than a homegrown scoundrel. C) Leave England and emigrate to Germany. D) Britain's preeminence as a global power will depend on mastery of foreign languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abandon the introspection of the Romantics and turn to the higher moral purpose found in Goethe. 7. Charles Dickens's most famous work is considered to be (a) A) A A Christmas Carol. B) Oliver Twist. C) Hard Times. D) David Copperfield. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A A Christmas Carol. 8. Who stole Margaret E. Knight's design? A) George Washington Carver. B) Nikola Tesla. C) William Henry Fox Talbot. D) Charles Another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charles Another. 9. What was she pioneer of? A) War Journalism. B) Investigative Journalism. C) Travel Journalism. D) Business Journalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Investigative Journalism. 10. Which foods did poor people generally eat in the Victorian era? A) Truffles. B) Chocolate. C) Grapes. D) Bread and cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bread and cheese. 11. What does the phrase "White Man's Burden, " coined by Kipling, refer to? A) The moral responsibility to bring civilization and Christianity to the peoples of the world. B) The importance of solving economic and social problems in England before tackling the world's problems. C) The British need to improve technology and transportation in other parts of the world. D) Britain's manifest destiny to colonize the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The moral responsibility to bring civilization and Christianity to the peoples of the world. 12. The poem 'Mariana' by Alfred Lord Tennyson was motivated by a work of Shakespeare ..... A) Measure for Measure. B) Othello. C) Romeo and Juliet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Measure for Measure. 13. Cornice A) The piece that runs along where the roof and wall meets. B) The upper part of a wall or story. C) The piece that comes out from the roof and covers the porch. D) A post that goes across the top of a window or door. E) Wood siding used on a house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The piece that runs along where the roof and wall meets. 14. Communication improved with the development of the ..... A) Telephone. B) Telegraph. C) Teleporter. D) Television. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telegraph. 15. What is imperialism? A) The process of one people ruling or controlling another. B) Nations trading raw materials with with each other. C) An equal relationship between two nations. D) A period of history in which many new machines were invented. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of one people ruling or controlling another. 16. The trade unions were made legal in 1881. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. This scientist wrote On the Origin of Species which served as the initial foundation for the theory of evolution. A) Thomas Edison. B) Florence Nightingale. C) Charles Dickens. D) Charles Darwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charles Darwin. 18. Queen Victoria reigned for A) Four decades. B) Five decades. C) Six decades. D) Seven decades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Six decades. 19. What did slow/dumb children have to wear? A) A hat with the letter F on it. B) A cap. C) A pointed hat with the letter D on it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A pointed hat with the letter D on it. 20. Which best describes the Irish Potato Famine? A) Irish citizens killed each other with potatoes. B) A plant disease called Potato Blight caused widespread famine, and Irish citizens flocked to England for food. C) A disease caused by a bacteria that lived in the bellies of fleas killed millions. D) Potatoes in Ireland were in demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A plant disease called Potato Blight caused widespread famine, and Irish citizens flocked to England for food. ← 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