The nineteenth century

Test 8

1. Choose the right option(s). In the 19^th century people could be hanged for…

A hiding nets in their homes

B hunting with a gun or a knife

C breaking into houses

2. Choose the right option. Britain changed from being a nation of country people to a nation mainly of townspeople in ….

A 1815

B 1817

C 1819

D 1821

3. Choose the right option. If you are tired of ……………, you are tired of life.

A Edinburgh

B Manchester

C Durham

D London

4. Choose the right option(s). “Tolpuddle Martys” became a symbol of ….

A cruelty of ruling classes

B the need of working people of trade union strength to defend themselves

C the industrial revolution

D justice of ruling classes

5. Choose the right option(s). When was postage system introduced in Britain?

A 1830

B 1835

C 1840

D 1845

6. Choose the right option. How much was a stamp?

A one penny

B one pound

C one dollar

D one cent

7. Choose the right option. The “Chartists” movement happened in ….

A. 18^th century

B19^th century

20^th century

8. Choose the right option. The British policemen are called Bobby in honour of ….

A Robert Walpole

B Robert Peel

C Robert Owen

9. Choose the right option. The British Police force was founded in ….

A 1800

B 1829

C 1836

D 1840

10. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F ). In the 19^th century ordinary people married for economic reasons.

11. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). Wives and husbands were equal.

12. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). In the 19^th century a wife was legally a man’s property.

13. Choose the right features of the family life in the 19h century.

A individualism     B the regular beating of children

C the cruel conditions for boys at boarding schools D gentleness with children

E praise of children   F the increase of affection

G a growing idea of kindness J when children grew up, they and their parents became almost strangers

14. Choose the right option. The Great Exhibition of the Industries of All Nations was opened in 1851 in ….

A Paris

B Berlin

C London

D Madrid

15. Choose the right option. Everyone in the 19^th century could escape localism and travel all over the country with ease due to ….

A the railway system

B the canal system

C the postage system

D motorways

16. Choose the right option(s). People of what professions did not belong to the middle class in the 19^th century?

A the Church B the law C medicine

D factory workers E farmers F the army

G the civil service H the diplomatic service I the navy

17. What was the aim of “public” schools? Add two items more to the list:

A. a good education

B

C

18. Choose the right option(s). The escape of the middle classes to the suburbs was caused by:

A unemployment

B the development of the railway

C bad ecological situation in towns

D a great number of epidemics

19. Choose the right option. In what century did the first parks, libraries, concert halls and public bath appear?

A 17th

B 18th

C 19th

D 20th

20. Choose the right option. Who were known as liberals?

A. the Whigs

B. the Tories

21. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). Catholics received the right to enter Parliament in 1829.

22. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F ). The 19^th century is famous for the ideas of Liberalism.

23. Choose the right option(s ). What countries did Britain help become independent in the 19^th century?

A Spain B Greek

C Turkey D Egypt

E South America F Prussia

24. Choose the right option(s). The importance of popular opinion was going up due to:

A the growth of the newspaper industry

B the growth of “popular” newspapers

C the development of postage system

D the development of voting system

25. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). The House of Lords lost the powerful position in the 19^th century.

26. Which countries in the 19^th century were more liberal, which ones were more conservative? Match the countries and the features.

1. Scotland 2.Ireland 3 Wales 4. England

A conservative B liberal

27. Choose the right option. What ways of struggle did British trade unions choose?

A. parliamentary way

B. violence

28. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). Free and compulsory education for children was introduced in 1867.

29. Choose the right option. Who wrote he book “Our life in the Highlands”?

A Ch. Dickens

B W. Thackeray

C Queen Victoria

D Galsworthy

30. Choose the right option(s). What countries was Britain at war in the 19^th century?

A China B Turkey C Japan

D Korea E Afghanistan F India

G Russia H Pakistan I Spain

31. Choose the right option(s). Which country(s) was/were not a British colony in the 19^th century?

A Australia

B Canada

C USA

D New Zealand

E India

32. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). In the 19^th century Britain spent more on its empire than it took from it.

33. What are three Rs? Complete the list:

A reading

B

C

34. Choose the right option(s ). What university(s) is “Redbrick”?

A Oxford

B Cambridge

C London

35. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). By the end of the 19^th century cricket, football and basketball had become very popular.

36. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). Freedom of factory owners to do as they pleased led to slavery and misery of the poor.

37. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). Arthur Cadbury a chocolate manufacturer followed R. Owen’s example and built first-class housing for his workers.

38. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). The aim of the Salvation Army started by William Booth was to make war on poverty.

39. Agree (write T) or disagree (write F). The idea of racial superiority appeared due to Darwin’s book.

40. Complete the list of social improvements happened in the 19^th century.

A introducing an old age pensions scheme

B

C

D

41. Name country № 1 of the world at the end of the 19^th century.

A. France

B USA

C Germany

D Britain

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