Multiple choice general knowledge

Dickens wrote Oliver Twist in response to what piece of legislation?

  1. The Law of Estates and Inheritance

  2. The institution of the death penalty

  3. The Poor Law of 1834

  4. The Decency Act
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Charles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist as a social critique of the Poor Law of 1834, which established workhouses and harsh conditions for the poor. The novel highlights the suffering of orphans and the poor under this system. Options A, B, and D are not historical legislation Dickens was responding to.

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