Lesson 1D.4
1D.4 Poverty and pauperism, c1785–c1870 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 4
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The 20 questions
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What did the 1795 Speenhamland system tie poor relief amounts to?
- Land tax
- Meat price
- Rent costs
- Bread price
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Which central body was established to administer the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act?
- Poor Law Commission
- Board of Guardians
- Parish Vestry
- Local Government Board
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Under 'less eligibility', workhouse conditions had to be worse than those of which group?
- Tenant farmers
- Average factory workers
- Lowest-paid workers
- Unemployed paupers
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What action by starving inmates sparked the 1845 Andover workhouse scandal?
- Stealing livestock
- Smuggling grain
- Eating straw
- Gnawing bones
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Which philosophy advocating the greatest happiness for the greatest number influenced the 1834 Poor Law?
- Chartism
- Malthusianism
- Owenism
- Utilitarianism
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Which Victorian concept was strongly promoted by Samuel Smiles in his 1859 book?
- Trade unionism
- Parish charity
- State welfare
- Self-help
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Under the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601, which unit administered poor relief?
- The hundred
- The county
- The parish
- The borough
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Where were able-bodied paupers required to live to receive relief after 1834?
- Parish infirmary
- Union workhouse
- Correctional facility
- Industrial school
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Which factor caused poor rates to rise significantly during the 1820s and 1830s?
- Hyperinflation
- Industrial decline
- Decreasing population
- Agricultural depression
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What main impact did the 1845 Andover scandal have on public perception of workhouses?
- Reduced press coverage
- Increased public support
- Encouraged expansion
- Exposed institutional cruelty
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Which Charles Dickens novel heavily criticised the workhouse system established in 1834?
- Great Expectations
- Oliver Twist
- Hard Times
- Bleak House
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Which form of relief did 1834 reformers seek to eliminate for able-bodied paupers?
- Outdoor relief
- Indoor relief
- Medical relief
- Parish apprenticeship
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Into which two groups did Victorians divide the poor when offering private charity?
- Skilled and unskilled
- Urban and rural
- Protestant and Catholic
- Deserving and undeserving
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In which northern town did a major anti-Poor Law riot take place in 1837?
- Sheffield
- Todmorden
- Manchester
- Leeds
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According to 1834 Poor Law reformers, what was the primary cause of poverty?
- Low wages
- Machine automation
- Personal idleness
- Economic depression
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Which 1834 legislation established centralised Poor Law Unions across Britain?
- Poor Law Amendment Act
- Poor Law Reform Act
- Factory Act
- Public Health Act
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Which philosophy strongly influenced the deterrent principle of the 1834 Poor Law?
- Chartism
- Socialism
- Utilitarianism
- Paternalism
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Which system topped up low wages from local rates prior to 1834?
- Roundsman system
- Speenhamland system
- Gilbert's system
- Less eligibility
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What key principle ensured workhouse conditions were worse than low-paid work?
- Universal relief
- Outdoor relief
- Paternalism
- Less eligibility
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Which organisations provided mutual financial relief to working-class members during illness?
- Trade unions
- Philanthropic trusts
- Workhouse boards
- Friendly societies
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