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1. What did “Special Category Status” allow prisoners to do ?
Go home at weekends.
Have a TV in their cell
Do extra prison work
Wear their own clothes.
2. What change did the government make in 1976
They released the prisoners.
They closed Long kesh camp.
They improved prison conditions.
They got rid of special Catagory status.
3. Why did prisoners refuse to wear uniforms
They wanted to be treated as political prisoners
They were protesting about poor food.
They wanted to wear paramilitary uniforms.
The uniforms were uncomfortable.
4. What was the Blanket Protest
Prisoners refused to wash.
Prisoners refused to eat.
Prisoners wore blankets instead of wearing prison uniform.
Prisoners refuse to get out of bed.
5. What happened during the Dirty Protest
All three
Prisoners refused to shave or cut hair.
Prisoners refused to wash.
Prisoners spread their waste on the walls
6. Why did prisoners begin the Hunger Strike in 1980
To gain " Political Status"
To get improvements in their cells.
To get early release.
To get moved to another prison.
7. Why was the 1980 Hunger Strike called off
They didn't want to die.
Prisoners families called it off.
Prisoners believed a deal was made.
The Catholic Church intervened.
8. What was different about the 1981 Hunger Strike?
No one died.
It didn't last as long.
It took place in a different jail.
Prisoners joined it at intervals.
9. What was Margaret Thatcher’s response to the Hunger Strikes?
She gave in to their demands.
She visited the prison to listen to the complaints.
She refused to give in and called them criminals .
She pleaded with the prisoners to stop.
10. Who was Bobby Sands
A prison officer
A politician
An IRA prisoner and leader of the Hunger Strike.
A civil rights campaigner.
11. Where did Bobby Sands stand for election?
West Tyrone
Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Causeway Ccoast and Glens
Newry and Mourne
12. Which was not an impact of the Hunger Strikes?
Increased sympathy for the Hunger Strikers
Increased violence in Northern Ireland.
IRA calls a ceasefire
Sinn Fein decides to stand for elections.
13. Why did the 1981 Hunger Strike end?
Families took their sons off the protest.
The IRA called it off.
Thatcher gave in to their demands.
No more prisoners wanted to die.
15. What does “Armalite and ballot box” mean
Using violence and elections
Using violence only
Using elections only
Ending all prison protests.
16. How did Republican strategy change after the hunger strikes
They gave up their aim of a united Ireland.
They began cooperating with the government.
They announced an end to violence.
They began standing for election.
17. Who won a seat in Westminster for Sinn Féin’s in 1983?
Gerry Kelly
Gerry Adams
Gerry Fitt
Gerry Maguire
