Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
8 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
A workhouse was a place where ...
... poor people could have a home.
... people could have a day-job.
... the destitute could live and work.
... people could ask for help if they didn`t have a job.
- 2. Multiple Choice
When a family had fallen on hard times and decided to go to a workhouse ...
... they found a welcoming home at the workhouse.
... they were given one room for the whole family to live in.
... they were split up and divided into men, women and children.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The women`s tasks at the workhouses were ... (choose all the correct answers)
cleaning
sewing
breaking rocks
helping in the kitchen
knitting
- 4. Multiple Choice
The men`s tasks at the workhouses were ... (choose all the correct answers)
breaking stones
helping in the kitchen
chopping wood
pottery
- 5. Multiple Choice
The conditions in the workhouses were...
friendly
very modern
harsh and strict
destitute
- 6. Multiple Choice
When somebody disobeyed or didn`t follow the rules ... (choose all the correct answers)
their diet was restricted
they were sent away from the workhouse
they were imprisoned in a small windowless chamber for 24 hours
- 7. Multiple Choice
What`s the Estonian for destitute?
meeleheitel
kauge, eemalolev
vaene, puudustkannatav
ootusärev
- 8. Multiple Choice
Most workhouses in England and Wales were established during ...
the 15th century
the 17th century
the 19th century
the 20th century
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags