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Quiz about From Hell The Old Men On The Shore

"From Hell" - "The Old Men On The Shore" Quiz

This is the first in a series of quizzes on the "From Hell" series of graphic novels about Jack The Ripper, written by Alan Moore and drawn by Eddie Campbell. This quiz is on the prologue: "The Old Men On The Shore". May contain spoilers.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lazellia. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Lazellia

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
218,294

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
150

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How many years after the Whitechapel Murders does the prologue take place? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which beach are Abberline and Lees taking their walk on? Hint

Weymouth

Portsmouth

Plymouth

Bournemouth

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does Abberline say most socialists belong to? Hint

The working classes

The upper classes

The aristocracy

The middle classes

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the leader of the opposition party? Hint

Mackinley

Macdougal

Macdonald

Macgreggor

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Question 5 of 10

5. How old was Lees when he made up his first vision?

Answer: (One Word - Number)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What important event happened to Lees when he was 19? Hint

His mother was killed

He was appointed the official psychic of the royal family

He was introduced to the queen

He met the woman who would eventually become his wife

7. Before we see the prostitute and her client on the beach, we see a close up of two items discarded on the beach, for three whole frames, while Abberline realises what he's seeing. One of the items is a pair of women's underwear. What is the other? Hint

A bottle

A handbag

A shoe

A book

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Abberline first tell Lees he thinks about most, when he recalls 1888? Hint

The kettle in Mary Kelly's room which had become so hot it had melted

The way he was treated by the police force

What had really happened to Gull, after the Masons "took care" of him

How Mr Druitt got to be involved with everything

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is NOT one of the people Lees mentions, when he lists the people he still thinks about? Hint

The Sweet-Shop Girl

The Barge-Boy

The Widow Queen

The Forgotten Royal Child

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finish off the memorable quote which ends this chapter, said by Abberline: "After all, Mr Lees, this is the very place. This is the _____".

Answer: (Four Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many years after the Whitechapel Murders does the prologue take place?

Answer: 35

The Whitechapel Murders took place in 1888, and Abberline and Lees are taking their walk in 1923. They begin by discussing politics and socialism, but soon get drawn back to their part in the tragic events of 1888.

2. Which beach are Abberline and Lees taking their walk on?

Answer: Bournemouth

All of these choices are coastal towns or cities in the south of England. Although this meeting is entirely fictional, Alan Moore chose to use Bournemouth because Lees had family in the town, and Abberline moved near there after his retirement. Therefore, if the two men were to continue to meet up throughout their lives, Bournemouth would be a likely place.

3. What does Abberline say most socialists belong to?

Answer: The middle classes

Abberline was born and raised in a working class family, and he says he always votes for the Tories, as he always has done. He claims that Lees and his middle class friends, Mr Hardie and Mr Ramsay, are perfect examples of the type of people who want a revolution.

4. What is the name of the leader of the opposition party?

Answer: Macdonald

Macdonald is another man Abberline claims is an example of the middle classes supporting socialism. Lees claims to have had one of his psychic visions about Macdonald being on the step of 10 Downing Street in 1924, before admitting he'd made all his visions up, all his life.

5. How old was Lees when he made up his first vision?

Answer: 7

His family's cat went missing, and he told them that he'd had a dream that the cat would return on the 25th May. When the cat did turn up on that very day, he couldn't admit he'd made it all up. The real life Mr Lees maintained that his psychic abilities and his visions were genuine for the remainder of his life.

6. What important event happened to Lees when he was 19?

Answer: He was introduced to the queen

Lees is explaining to Abberline that when faking seizures as a child, he would sometimes deliberately wet himself to make them seem more authentic. As he got older, he had to stop doing this, particularly after he met the queen. He did later become the official psychic for Queen Victoria and the royal family.

Answer: A bottle

We see the underwear and an ale bottle, while Abberline and Lees continue their conversation. When Abberline sees the prostitute, he yells at her, and she shouts back at him, and insults him. Abberline is probably made so angry by the sight because it reminds him of the events in Whitechapel so many years before.

8. What does Abberline first tell Lees he thinks about most, when he recalls 1888?

Answer: The way he was treated by the police force

Abberline and Lees were paid off with a huge pension, to keep them quiet about the whole event. Abberline was upset that they felt he was the kind of man who would do this. He was also upset about being sent back to Whitechapel to deal with the murders, after working so hard to get out of there.

9. Which of the following is NOT one of the people Lees mentions, when he lists the people he still thinks about?

Answer: The Forgotten Royal Child

The Sweet-Shop Girl is Anne Crook, who was the innocent party in everything, and ended up triggering the murder of her friends. The Barge-Boy is William Gull, whose father worked on the barges up until his death, and the Widow Queen is Queen Victoria. Lees also mentions the Barrister, Mr Druitt, whom he claims he keeps meaning to visit.

10. Finish off the memorable quote which ends this chapter, said by Abberline: "After all, Mr Lees, this is the very place. This is the _____".

Answer: house that Jack built

Abberline quotes the famous nursery rhyme to emphasise how the money he received to keep quiet about William Gull, aka Jack The Ripper, allowed him to pay for his luxurious home. His guilt about profiting from the suffering of the victims apparently never left him.

Source: Author Lazellia

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