Y316.3 The Union and reform Quiz: OCR History, Unit 3

The 20 questions

1. In which year did the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland come into effect?

   • 1798
   • 1801
   • 1800
   • 1829

2. Which British Prime Minister introduced the Act of Union with Ireland in 1800?

   • William Pitt
   • Lord Liverpool
   • Robert Peel
   • Duke of Wellington

3. Which 1828 by-election success forced the British government to grant Catholic Emancipation?

   • Dublin
   • Clare
   • Waterford
   • Cork

4. Which organisation did Daniel O'Connell establish in 1823 to campaign for Catholic rights?

   • Repeal Association
   • United Irishmen
   • Catholic Association
   • Orange Order

5. What key reform was passed by Parliament in 1829 allowing Catholics to sit in Parliament?

   • Catholic Emancipation
   • Irish Poor Law
   • Disestablishment Act
   • Home Rule Act

6. What informal agreement was made between Daniel O'Connell and the Whigs in 1835?

   • Kilmainham Treaty
   • Lichfield House Compact
   • Devolution Agreement
   • Solemn League

7. Which conflict over religious payments was settled by the Tithe Commutation Act of 1838?

   • The Tithe War
   • The 1798 Rebellion
   • The Fenian Rising
   • The Land War

8. What major system was introduced in Ireland in 1831 to promote non-denominational primary schooling?

   • Voluntary Schooling
   • Board Schools
   • Grammar Board
   • National Education Board

9. Between which years did the Great Famine devastate Ireland's population and economy?

   • 1879–1882
   • 1861–1865
   • 1830–1834
   • 1845–1849

10. Which Ulster city became Ireland's major industrial centre for linen and shipbuilding in the 19th century?

    • Derry
    • Cork
    • Belfast
    • Dublin

11. Which nationalist leader led the Society of United Irishmen in the rebellion of 1798?

    • Robert Emmet
    • Wolfe Tone
    • Charles Parnell
    • Daniel O'Connell

12. In which year did Robert Emmet lead a brief, unsuccessful rising in Dublin?

    • 1798
    • 1815
    • 1848
    • 1803

13. Which Protestant organisation was formed in 1795 to defend the Protestant Ascendancy?

    • Brunswick Clubs
    • Ulster Volunteers
    • Orange Order
    • United Irishmen

14. Which Liberal Prime Minister introduced the Third Home Rule Bill in 1912?

    • Ramsay MacDonald
    • W. E. Gladstone
    • H. H. Asquith
    • David Lloyd George

15. What paramilitary body was formed in 1913 to resist Home Rule by force in Ulster?

    • Orange Yeomanry
    • Irish Citizen Army
    • Irish Volunteers
    • Ulster Volunteer Force

16. Which Conservative Party leader promised full backing to Ulster Unionists opposing Home Rule?

    • Robert Peel
    • Arthur Balfour
    • Andrew Bonar Law
    • Benjamin Disraeli

17. Which Irish Parliamentary Party leader supported Asquith's Home Rule Bill between 1908 and 1914?

    • John Redmond
    • John Dillon
    • Michael Davitt
    • Charles Stewart Parnell

18. What anti-emancipation Protestant clubs were formed in Ireland during 1828 in reaction to O'Connell?

    • Brunswick Clubs
    • Orange Unionists
    • Protestant Brigades
    • Kildare Clubs

19. Which British Chief Secretary for Ireland was instrumental in passing the Act of Union?

    • Lord Castlereagh
    • Robert Peel
    • George Canning
    • Lord Fitzwilliam

20. Who led the Ulster Unionist opposition to Home Rule and signed the Covenant in 1912?

    • Edward Carson
    • Charles Parnell
    • Isaac Butt
    • Arthur Griffith

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