This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Periods > Victorian > Victorian Period – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Victorian Period Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which event did not occur as part of the rise of the British Empire under Queen Victoria? A) In 1876, Queen Victoria was named empress of India. B) Between 1853 and 1880, 2, 466, 000 emigrants left Britain, many bound for the colonies. C) In 1867 the Canadian provinces were unified into the Dominion of Canada. D) To save costs and maximize profits, the day-to-day government of India was transferred from Parliament to the private East India Company. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To save costs and maximize profits, the day-to-day government of India was transferred from Parliament to the private East India Company. 2. What definition would you give to the Industrial Revolution? A) The process of transition from hunting-gathering to food production. B) The process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. C) The process of change of production where machine manufacturing is used only in heavy industry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. 3. Read these final lines from Gerard Manley Hopkins's "Pied Beauty." "Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)/With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;/He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:/Praise him." With which of these sentiments does Hopkins conclude his poem? A) Much in creation is imperfect, if not dangerous. B) All of creation serves as a reason to revere God. C) True beauty comes from things that remain constant. D) Everything has an opposite, and the right choices must be made. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of creation serves as a reason to revere God. 4. Chartism was active A) Between 1837 and 1847. B) Between 1870 and 1880. C) Between 1838 and 1848. D) Between 1800 and 1890. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between 1838 and 1848. 5. Dickens' writing, in his lifetime was very A) Popular. B) Boring. C) Unsuccessful. D) Unpublished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Popular. 6. What is the flag of England? A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 7. Not only did Victoria speak German, English and French but she also learnt Hindustani. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What does the word 'bleak' mean? A) Happy and content. B) Cruel, oppressive behaviour. C) Means sad in a thoughtful way. D) A bad situation that is unlikely to improve or a cold, unattractive place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A bad situation that is unlikely to improve or a cold, unattractive place. 9. What did Queen Victoria advocate for in terms of social welfare? A) Improved working conditions. B) Higher taxes. C) Privatization of healthcare. D) Reduction of social programs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improved working conditions. 10. Which of these jobs was not carried out by Victorian children? A) Chimney Sweep. B) Doctor. C) Factory worker. D) Servant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doctor. 11. What was the major event that led to the start of the Victorian era? A) The American Revolution. B) The Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Industrial Revolution. 12. When did the Victorian Era occur? A) 1837-1901 CE. B) 1776-1863 CE. C) 1200-0 BCE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1837-1901 CE. 13. What is a botanist? A) An expert of animals. B) An expert of plants. C) An expert of planets. D) An expert of boats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An expert of plants. 14. What was a criterion of a person to be grouped in a middle class? A) Financially secure. B) Physically healthy. C) Politically active. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Financially secure. 15. Who is credited with the theory of evolution during the Victorian era? A) Charles Darwin. B) Isaac Newton. C) Albert Einstein. D) Sigmund Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charles Darwin. 16. In regard to the setting of the Victorian novel it is observed that ..... A) There was a tendency towards rural and exterior settings. B) Urban and interior settings were more common. C) Both options are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both options are correct. 17. Chapters in A Christmas Carol are called (also a musical term) A) Stanzas. B) Staves. C) Staffs. D) Refrains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Staves. 18. Why were workers in England hostile to machines and new technology? A) They did not know how to use these. B) They feared that they would lose their jobs and livelihood. C) The workers were too poor to buy new machines. D) They were scared of machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They feared that they would lose their jobs and livelihood. 19. The poor Victorians needed to go to ..... A) Public baths. B) Workhouses. C) Hiring Fairs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Workhouses. 20. For those with wealth and influence, Victoria's reign was a time not only of change but of ..... A) Opportunities. B) Prosperity. C) Cruelty. D) Benefactors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prosperity. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPeriods QuizzesVictorian Period Quiz 1Victorian Period Quiz 2Victorian Period Quiz 3Victorian Period Quiz 4Victorian Period Quiz 5Victorian Period Quiz 6Victorian Period Quiz 8Victorian Period Quiz 9Victorian Period Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books