Study

Victorian Work

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  • Children worked few hours and were well paid.
    False
  • Whistling, singing or talking was forbidden during working hours.
    True
  • If workers tried to run away, the mill owners handcuff them to the machines.
    True
  • The workers worked into big rooms, with light and fresh air.
    False
  • The reforms that took place in this era were mostly for the better.
    True
  • The coal mines were the least risky places to work.
    False
  • As long as a child finished primary school she or he had to work.
    True
  • Sundays were spent in cleaning the machines.
    True
  • Losing a finger, hand or arm were some of the accidents that could happen during working hours.
    True
  • Many workers suffered long-term hearing loss due to the mill owners shouted a lot.
    False