Y111.4 Late Victorian politics: Gladstone and Salisbury until 1902 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. Who served as Conservative Prime Minister for most of the period between 1886 and 1902?

   • Arthur Balfour
   • Lord Rosebery
   • Benjamin Disraeli
   • Lord Salisbury

2. In which year did Gladstone introduce the First Irish Home Rule Bill?

   • 1884
   • 1900
   • 1886
   • 1893

3. Which political party split in 1886 over Gladstone's decision to support Irish Home Rule?

   • Labour Party
   • Conservative Party
   • Liberal Party
   • Irish Parliamentary Party

4. Who led the Liberal Unionist group that broke away from Gladstone in 1886?

   • Lord Randolph Churchill
   • Herbert Asquith
   • Joseph Chamberlain
   • Charles Parnell

5. Which Act extended the franchise to agricultural workers in countryside constituencies in 1884?

   • Franchise Act 1867
   • Third Reform Act
   • Second Reform Act
   • Redistribution Act

6. Which 1885 UK legislation established single-member constituencies across most of Great Britain?

   • Redistribution of Seats Act
   • Reform Act 1884
   • Ballot Act 1872
   • Corrupt Practices Act

7. Which political organisation did Charles Stewart Parnell lead during the 1880s?

   • Independent Labour Party
   • Irish Parliamentary Party
   • Fabian Society
   • Sinn Féin

8. In which year was the Independent Labour Party formed in Bradford by Keir Hardie?

   • 1886
   • 1900
   • 1906
   • 1893

9. What body was created in 1900 to co-ordinate trade union and socialist parliamentary candidates?

   • Social Democratic Federation
   • Fabian Society
   • Labour Representation Committee
   • Trades Union Congress

10. Who was appointed as the first secretary of the Labour Representation Committee in 1900?

    • Keir Hardie
    • George Lansbury
    • Ramsay MacDonald
    • John Burns

11. Which 1891 policy document outlined the Liberal Party's radical reform platform under Gladstone?

    • Newcastle Programme
    • Midlothian Manifesto
    • Lichfield Compact
    • Tamworth Manifesto

12. Which parliamentary chamber defeated Gladstone's Second Irish Home Rule Bill in 1893?

    • House of Lords
    • Cabinet
    • House of Commons
    • Privy Council

13. Who succeeded Gladstone as Liberal Prime Minister following his resignation in 1894?

    • Lord Rosebery
    • Arthur Balfour
    • Sir William Harcourt
    • Herbert Asquith

14. Which 1888 legislation established elected county councils across England and Wales?

    • Poor Law Act
    • Local Government Act
    • Municipal Corporations Act
    • Public Health Act

15. What term describes the Conservative strategy of passing Irish socio-economic reforms to kill Home Rule?

    • Splendid Isolation
    • Constructive Unionism
    • Imperial Preference
    • Coercion Policy

16. Which 1897 Act made employers liable for industrial injuries sustained by workers?

    • Workmen's Compensation Act
    • Factory Act
    • Trade Union Act
    • Employers Liability Act

17. Which 1901 legal ruling made trade unions financially liable for damages caused during strikes?

    • Rookes v Barnard
    • Lyons v Wilkins
    • Taff Vale Case
    • Osborne Judgment

18. Which general election was called in 1900 to exploit British victories in the Boer War?

    • Khaki Election
    • Coupon Election
    • People's Budget Election
    • Liberal Landslide

19. Which foreign policy concept was associated with Lord Salisbury's avoidance of permanent European alliances?

    • Splendid Isolation
    • Gunboat Diplomacy
    • Balance of Power
    • Entente Cordiale

20. In which year did Gladstone resign as Prime Minister for the fourth and final time?

    • 1894
    • 1898
    • 1892
    • 1886

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