1) Who was the Tsar of Russia during the Crimean War? a) Peter III b) Nicholas I c) Nicholas V 2) The Crimea is on the coast of which sea? a) The Mediterranean b) The Red Sea c) The Black Sea 3) The origin of the conflict was an arguement between Catholic and Orthadox priests over the keys to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre? a) True b) False 4) Which of the following was not a reason why the British became involved in the Crimean War? a) They did not want Russia to gain dominance over trade routes from the east. b) They did not think the Turks were strong enough to fight off the Russians. c) They wanted to take control of the Turkish Empire for themselves. d) They did not want the Russians to have dominance of the Black Sea. 5) Where did the British establish their base in the Crimea? a) Scutari b) Alma c) Sevastopol 6) Roger Fenton reported for the Times newspaper and William Russell took photographs. a) True b) False 7) The British plan was to capture the Russian city of Sevastopol because.... a) it controlled much of the Black Sea. b) it was the home of Tsar Nicholas I. c) it was the main armoury for the Russian Army. 8) Who was the overall commander of the British Army? a) Lord Cardigan b) General Kitchener c) Lord Raglan 9) The infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place during which battle? a) Alma b) Balaclava c) The siege of Sevastopol 10) Which organisation was responsible for supplying the British Army? a) The Commissoners b) The Stockers c) The Commissariat 11) Which of the following diseases was not a killer among the British troops? a) Typhus b) Cholera c) Influenza d) Typhoid e) Dysentry 12) Which minister appointed Florence Nightingale as head nurse at Scutari? a) Herbert Sydney b) Sidney Herbert c) William Gladstone 13) Florence Nightingale returned to Britain after the war, she was given a hero's welcome what did she do next? a) She retired from public view. b) She set up a school for nurses. c) She became a author. 14) What was the name of the building Mary Seacole set up to care for soldiers? a) The British Hotel b) The Crimean Hotel c) The London Hotel 15) 18,058 British soldiers died during the Crimean War, how many died in battle? a) 17,299 b) 1,761 c) 10,134 16) Florence Nightingales greatest achievement was to raise the position of nursing to a respectable profession for women. a) True b) False 17) The British Army accepted the findings of the McNeill-Tolluch report that the army needed reforming. a) True b) False 18) Which of the following was not a reform brought about by the Secretary of War Edward Cardwell? a) All military departments were combined under the War Office. b) The Commander in Chief was answerable to Parliament. c) Flogging of soldiers was forbidden. d) The purchase of commissions was banned. e) Soldiers pay was doubled. 19) Mary Seacole returned from the Crimea bankrupt? a) True b) False 20) The Victoria Cross medal was made from the cannons captured at the Battle of Balaclava, what was it awarded for? a) Great Leadership. b) Great organisation c) Valour and bravery

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