Answers have an Asterisk *
1. When did Hannah More write her Cheap Repositories?
Around 1700?
Around 1800? *
Around 1900?
Around 2000?
2. Did Hannah More write all the Cheap Repositories herself?
Yes
No *
3. Who was the primary audience intended to read these stories?
Wealthy school children across Great Britian
Only children
All poor people, children through adulthood *
Only church attendees
4. Why were these stories important?
Most children did not attend school
The poor were uneducated
Mass production of written material and cheap prices was a new concept
All of the above *
5. What were the Cheap Repositories about?
Life in England
Christian values
Relationships between poor and wealthy
All of the above *
6. How did they get published?
A few at a time
Across the countryside at small printers
Massive printings totaling over 2,000,000 copies *
The church began printing these materials
7. What religion was Ms. More?
Catholic
Lutheran
Evangelical
Anglican
8. Which was the most popular tract?
Betty Brown
Shepherd of Salisbury Plain *
Hester Wilmot
The Washerwoman of Finchley Common
9. Hannah More’s writings were controversial.
True *
False
10. The reason the Cheap Repositories were or were not controversial.
They were controversial because they offered educational opportunities to the poor. *
They were not controversial because everyone was in favor of educating the poor.
1. When did Hannah More write her Cheap Repositories?
Around 1700?
Around 1800? *
Around 1900?
Around 2000?
2. Did Hannah More write all the Cheap Repositories herself?
Yes
No *
3. Who was the primary audience intended to read these stories?
Wealthy school children across Great Britian
Only children
All poor people, children through adulthood *
Only church attendees
4. Why were these stories important?
Most children did not attend school
The poor were uneducated
Mass production of written material and cheap prices was a new concept
All of the above *
5. What were the Cheap Repositories about?
Life in England
Christian values
Relationships between poor and wealthy
All of the above *
6. How did they get published?
A few at a time
Across the countryside at small printers
Massive printings totaling over 2,000,000 copies *
The church began printing these materials
7. What religion was Ms. More?
Catholic
Lutheran
Evangelical
Anglican
8. Which was the most popular tract?
Betty Brown
Shepherd of Salisbury Plain *
Hester Wilmot
The Washerwoman of Finchley Common
9. Hannah More’s writings were controversial.
True *
False
10. The reason the Cheap Repositories were or were not controversial.
They were controversial because they offered educational opportunities to the poor. *
They were not controversial because everyone was in favor of educating the poor.