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Life in a lunatic asylum quiz

Now you know all about Victorian asylums try this quiz to test yourself. Read the statements and then decide if they are true or false...


  1. A patient was admitted to the asylum for reading novels and plays.
    true false
  2. Patients were not expected to do any kind of work while they were in the asylum.
    true false
  3. There was no entertainment for patients in the asylum.
    true false
  4. Treatments included a revolving chair.
    true false
  5. Children in the asylum stayed in bed until 11.00 am.
    true false
  6. The asylum held an annual sports gala.
    true false
  7. Children were admitted to the asylum.
    true false
  8. The word lunatic means a type of mental illness affected by the phases of the moon.
    true false
  9. Patients would have been treated very well if they were cared for outside the asylum.
    true false
  10. Patients had a very poor diet in the asylum.
    true false