Crime In Victorian England Homework
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 112
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Questions and Answers
- 1.How many crimes were punishable by death?
- A.
232
- B.
Over 232
- C.
222
- D.
Over 222
- 2.What is capital punishment?
- A.
The premeditated killing of one human being by another.
- B.
The legally authorised killing of someone as punishment for a crime
- C.
Taking your own life
- D.
Killing someone because they make you angry
- 3.In the novel Oliver Twist, which of the following IS NOT a member of the underclass?
- A.
Oliver Twist
- B.
Fagin
- C.
Mr. Brownlow
- D.
Dodger and Charley
- 4.What was the most common type of crime in the Victorian era?
- A.
Burglary
- B.
Drunkenness
- C.
Garrotting
- D.
Theft
- E.
Murder
- 5.What was the most common method used to punish pickpockets in Victorian England?
- A.
Murder
- B.
Hanging
- C.
Garrotting
- D.
The Electric Chair
- 6.Which type of crime would innocent people be attacked and sometimes killed by having something such as a piece of wire or cord pulled tightly round their neck?
- A.
Violence
- B.
Drunkenness
- C.
Garrotting
- D.
Chloroform attacks
- 7.Young children could be sent to an adult prison.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Australia was very happy to accept all the criminals that Britain could transport there.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The Metropolitan police force for London was established in 1929.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Which of the following was NOT a method of punishing crime in Victorian England?
- A.
Community Service
- B.
Imprisonment
- C.
Transportation
- D.
Hanging
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