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