Victorian Era Quiz

Who made up the upper class in the Victorian era?

• The Royal family, Lords and Ladies, Earls, Barons, Dukes, Duchesses, and other titled people

• Skilled and unskilled laborers

• Factory and dock workers

• Farmers and tenant farmers

What did the passage of the Reform Act of 1832 and the abolition of the Corn Laws in 1846 signify for the middle classes?

• They gained a voice in the political process

• True

• False

• False

At what age did upper-class boys typically go to boarding school?

• 5

• 7

• 10

• 12

What was the nature of the work done by the majority of the working class in Britain?

• Very physical

• Administrative and clerical

• Artistic and creative

• Scientific research

Why were working-class people in Victorian Britain often unable to buy their own homes?

• They never earned enough money to buy them

• They preferred to live in communal housing

• They were not allowed to own property by law

• They invested their money elsewhere

What was a consequence of the Industrial Revolution on the social status within the working class?

• It created tiers of social status based on skill level

• It eliminated the need for skilled labor

• It reduced the power of Trade Unions

• It made all working-class people equally wealthy

What was the main reason children from working-class families in the Victorian era were sent out to work?

• To become educated

• To provide extra income for their family

• To learn a trade

• To avoid being at home

What marked the beginning of the middle class during the Georgian era?

• The decline of the merchant class

• The rise of the "middling sort"

• The end of factory ownership

• The increase in unskilled labor

What was a common job for middle-class men in the Victorian era?

• Servant

• Miner

• Doctor

• Chimney sweeper

How did merchants in the middle class make a profit during the Victorian era?

• By inheriting wealth

• By trading in British-made goods and trading them for Indian goods

• By working in factories

• By renting out land to farmers