Dickens's task was to

make the ruling classes aware of the social problems

The Industrial Revolution led to radical changes in

the way goods were manufactured

established a system of compulsory and free primary education

connected the industrial towns of the north to London and to the ports

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Revision: Industrial Revolution, Victorian Age and Dickens

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1
Queen Victoria's coronation took place in
1833
1873
1838
1837
2
Dickens's task was to
make poor people feel better
make the ruling class angry
help the poor revolt against the ruling class
make the ruling classes aware of the social problems
3
The Industrial Revolution in Britain took place from around
1760-1840
1740-1810
1720-1800
1760-1890
4
"To mingle" means
mescolare
miagolare
marinare
minacciare
5
Oliver Twist was begun in 1837 and continued in
weekly magazines
weekly instalments
monthly instalments
monthly magazines
6
Many working class people lived in the so-called
semi-detached houses
workhouses
slums
cottages
7
Working conditions were
just right
slightly better than today
terrific
terrible
8
The Industrial Revolution led to radical changes in
trade
the way goods were manufactured
agriculture
the way goods were shipped
9
Men, women and children often worked for
14 or 16 hours a day
10 hours a day
8 or 9 hours a day
12 hours a day
10
The Education Act
established a system of compulsory and free secondary education
established a system of compulsory education
established a system of compulsory and free primary education
established a system of elective and free primary education
11
Most Dickens's novels were set in
Liverpool
Birmingham
London
Bristol
12
Charles Dickens lived (dates)
1812-1880
1812-1870
1822-1970
1820-1870
13
Charles Dickens, as a child, worked in a
blacking factory
farm
chocolate factory
beer factory
14
The most important characters in Dickens's novels are often
rich families
old people
children
his relatives
15
During the Victorian Age the most common literary genre was
the novel
drama
poetry
fiction
16
Queen Victoria reigned
from 1840 to 1901
from 1837 to 1901
from 1838 to 1902
from 1837 to 1900
17
The railway system
connected the cities to the small towns
connected the industrial towns of the north to London and to the ports
connected Britain to Ireland
connected Britain to America
18
A new source of energy during the Industrial Revolution was
coal
solar power
nuclear power
wind power

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