Q.1
Which was the largest area of female employment in 1900?
  • Textiles
  • Agriculture
  • Domestic Service
  • Retail
Q.2
What was the school leaving age in 1900?
  • 13 years old
  • 14 years old
  • 15 years old
  • 12 years old
Q.3
The coal-mining industry employed nearly a million miners in 1900, but health and safety issues were serious. What was the average number of miners killed in industrial accidents per year during the 1890's?
  • 10,500
  • 1,500
  • 500
  • 2,500
Q.4
Dock workers were recruited by the casual system. What did this involve?
  • Workers were offered weekly contracts, at the expiry of which they had to re-apply
  • Workers were contacted at their homes if work on the docks was available
  • Workers were expected to turn up at dawn in order to queue for what work was available
  • Workers could book a day's work up to three days in advance by attending the employer's offices
Q.5
What was the average life expectancy in Britain around 1900 for both sexes?
  • Around 50
  • Around 55
  • Around 40
  • Around 65
Q.6
Which social reformer calculated that the proportion of Londoners in poverty was around 30%? He began work in 1886 and researched the topic for the next 17 years.
  • Edwin Chadwick
  • Anthony Cadbury
  • Stephen Terry
  • Charles Booth
Q.7
In which English city did Seebohm Rowntree carry out research into poverty, which yielded similar results to those of Booth?
  • Leeds
  • Birmingham
  • Manchester
  • York
Q.8
Which of the following organisations provided all-round charitable care to poor people in the 1890s?
  • The Child Poverty Action Group
  • The Gough Family Trust
  • The Samaritans
  • The Salvation Army
Q.9
In 1899 recruitment began for enlistment in the British army for service in the Boer War. What proportion of volunteers was rejected on the grounds of poor health and physique?
  • 10%
  • 25%
  • 30%
  • 40%
Q.10
In 1891 an Education Act was passed. What was its major feature?
  • Free elementary schooling
  • Free secondary schooling
  • Local education authorities set up
  • A central department of education set up in London
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