Q.1
In 1834 a new poor law was proposed, whereby 600 locally elected officials would administer the provisions of the new poor law legislation - including the administration of the new "Workhouses". What title was given to these officials?
  • Boards of Guardians
  • Local Commissioners
  • Poverty Officials
  • Poor Law Commissioners
Q.2
Which Tory leader was forced to resign as prime minister in 1830, paving the way for the election of a Whig government in 1831, thus leading to the passing of the Reform Bill the following year?
  • Pitt the Younger
  • Peel
  • Lord Derby
  • The Duke of Wellington
Q.3
When the Second Reform Bill was rejected there were outbursts of serious disorder in several places. In one city there were three days of riots, during which the bishop's palace and the Lord Mayor's mansion were destroyed. Which city was this?
  • Nottingham
  • London
  • Bristol
  • Coventry
Q.4
Which of the following was a leading member of the 1832 body set up to investigate the poor law?
  • Lord John Russell
  • Edwin Chadwick
  • John Bright
  • Spencer Perceval
Q.5
Which monarch signed the royal assent to the Reform Bill, thus completing its passage into law?
  • Queen Victoria
  • George IV
  • William IV
  • George III
Q.6
One aspect of "Old Corruption" curbed (to an extent) by the Act was the existence of parliamentary seats controlled by a local magnate, often a member of the House of Lords. What name was given to such constituencies?
  • Reserved boroughs
  • Pocket boroughs
  • Privileged seats
  • Landlord's Prerogative
Q.7
Which government decided in 1832 to investigate the working of the poor law?
  • The Whig government of Earl Grey
  • Lord Liverpool's Tory government
  • Lord Melbourne's Whig government
  • Lord Aberdeen's coalition government
Q.8
Which French term was applied to the ideology that poverty (and other matters) was not the government's responsibility, and should be left alone?
  • Savoir faire
  • Laissez faire
  • Laissez aller
  • Noblesse oblige
Q.9
Some seats had tiny electorates. Old Sarum had just 13 voters! Some of these seats were abolished in 1832, but a good many remained until further electoral reform took place. What name was given to such seats?
  • Rotten boroughs
  • Corrupt boroughs
  • Minority boroughs
  • Depleted boroughs
Q.10
What kind of body was set up to look into the workings of the Poor Law in 1832?
  • A parliamentary committee
  • A judicial commission
  • A royal commission
  • A committee of privy councillors
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