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6. What happened when they organised a bomb attack on Clerkenwell Prison in December 1867?
- There was a huge surge of anti-Irish and anti-Catholic sentiment.
- There was a huge surge of anti-English and anti-Catholic sentiment.
- There was a huge surge of anti-Irish and anti-Protestant sentiment.
- There was a huge surge of anti-English and anti-Protestant sentiment.
7. What were they demanding?
- Freedom from rule by the UK
- To annex England
- A MP in parliament
- To bring back the death penalty.
8. What was introduced to counter Irish terrorism?
- A new department of the metropolitan police, known as Special Branch.
- Closing the borders to all Irish immigrants.
9. When did the Irish population grow in the East End?
- From the 1980s
- From the 1930s
- From the 1970s
- From the 1960s
- From the 1920s
- From the 1990s
- From the 1950s
- From the 1940s
- From the 1910s
10. The 1881 census shows the total population of Whitechapel District as _______
- 26,720,918
- 2,105
- 30,709
- 926,192
- 203
- 8,046,252
- 106,382
11. The average weekly wage was ________
- 7 pence
- 4 Pounds and 1 shilling
- 22 shillings and 6 pence
- 12 shillings
12. Who were the Fenians?
- A Democratic group who were widely popular within the immigrants.
- A mainly catholic group who were seen as a terrorist movement.
- A protestant group of women.
- A communist political Party
13. Most People Lived in slum areas known as '_____________'. Up to 30 people could liv in one apartment.
- Workhouses
- Rookeries
- Lodging Houses
- Orphanages