Women in World War I - Quiz
Women in World War I
  • 1. What was a primary purpose of the propaganda posters directed at women?
A) To promote pacifism during the war
B) To document the dangers of factory life
C) To discourage women from joining the workforce
D) To encourage women to work in factories
  • 2. What did posters featuring romantic settings show to persuade women?
A) Women working in munitions factories
B) Women protesting against the war effort
C) Women looking out of an open window as soldiers march away
D) Soldiers returning home to their families
  • 3. What aspect of wartime munitions labour did the posters fail to communicate?
A) The high pay received by workers
B) The need for more factory staff
C) The patriotic duty of the workers
D) The presence of highly explosive chemicals
  • 4. How were women depicted in the poster titled 'These Women Are Doing Their Bit'?
A) As angry and resentful
B) As indifferent to the war effort
C) As exhausted and worn out
D) As cheerful and beautiful
  • 5. Which traditional social attitudes did many war posters challenge?
A) That women should focus solely on education
B) That women should lead military units
C) That women should be independent and assertive
D) That women should be passive and emotional
  • 6. What were women persuaded to do regarding their men in some posters?
A) Persuade them to change their political views
B) Persuade them to prioritize their domestic lives
C) Persuade them to join the armed forces
D) Persuade them to return home from the front
  • 7. What was a consequence of the posters portraying munitions work in an idealistic way?
A) Fewer women chose to join the workforce
B) Women demanded better safety equipment in factories
C) Many women left their domestic lives to join munitions work
D) The government ceased all propaganda efforts
  • 8. According to the text, what did the posters ignore about the reality of wartime labour?
A) The opposition from trade unions
B) Illnesses caused by harsh work environments
C) The lack of support from male soldiers
D) The lack of available work for women
  • 9. Why was the woman in the munitions industry poster depicted as beautiful?
A) To distract men from the realities of the war
B) To show that patriotic duty would not reduce her femininity
C) To encourage women to compete for fashion trends
D) To hide the physical toll of her work
  • 10. What was an enticement for women to join the munitions industry?
A) The prospect of traveling abroad
B) The opportunity to become a military leader
C) The promise of high pay
D) The guarantee of shorter working hours
  • 11. What happened when women who disguised their gender were discovered in Britain and France?
A) They were forced to return to their civilian jobs.
B) They were promoted to leadership positions.
C) They were generally dismissed from service.
D) They were allowed to serve openly.
  • 12. In what year did United States President Woodrow Wilson change his position to advocate for women's suffrage?
A) 1916.
B) 1918.
C) 1914.
D) 1915.
  • 13. Who was awarded the French Legion of Honour in 1922 for her assistance to soldiers and refugees?
A) Mildred Aldrich.
B) Dorothy Lawrence.
C) Ellen La Motte.
D) Madeleine Zabriskie Doty.
  • 14. What was the specific military role Dorothy Lawrence claimed to have while disguised?
A) A nurse for the Red Cross.
B) An intelligence officer.
C) A messenger for the infantry.
D) A sapper for the Royal Engineers.
  • 15. Who wrote 'Germany in War Time: What an American Girl Saw and Heard'?
A) Dorothy Lawrence.
B) Mildred Aldrich.
C) Mary Roberts Rinehart.
D) Mary Ethel McAuley.
  • 16. Which author interviewed King Albert I of Belgium and Winston Churchill?
A) Madeleine Zabriskie Doty.
B) Mildred Aldrich.
C) Mary Roberts Rinehart.
D) Ellen La Motte.
  • 17. Why was the book 'Germany in War Time' seized by the US government?
A) It was written by a German spy.
B) It was printed on paper that violated wartime regulations.
C) It was considered too sympathetic toward ordinary Germans.
D) It revealed the location of US troops.
  • 18. Who enlisted in the Austro-Hungarian Army disguised as a man?
A) Mary of Teck
B) Stephanie Hollenstein
C) Queen Alexandra
D) Viktoria Savs
  • 19. Approximately how many women enlisted in the British military by the end of the war?
A) Over 9,000
B) Over 80,000
C) Over 400
D) Over 21,000
  • 20. Which of these was a nursing service mentioned in the text?
A) The Women's Emergency Corps
B) The Women's Royal Naval Service
C) The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
D) The Voluntary Aid Detachment
  • 21. How many sections was the WAAC divided into?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Two
  • 22. How many WAAC members served in France?
A) Around 21,000
B) Around 400
C) Around 9,000
D) Around 80,000
  • 23. Which organization trained women to use weapons in case of invasion but did not serve in combat?
A) The Women's Royal Naval Service
B) The Women's Emergency Corps
C) The Women's Royal Air Force
D) The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
  • 24. How many American women served as nurses in the Army Nurse Corps during WWI?
A) Over 134
B) Over 21,000
C) Over 80,000
D) Over 9,000
  • 25. Did American nurses in the Army Nurse Corps receive official military rank during WWI?
A) Yes, all of them
B) No
C) Yes, the officers
D) Yes, only those serving overseas
  • 26. What was the primary cause of death for the 134 nurses who died during the war?
A) Mechanical accidents
B) Enemy attacks
C) Poison gas
D) Disease
  • 27. How many nurses died due to disease out of the 134 total nurse deaths?
A) 127
B) 403
C) 7
D) 21,480
  • 28. What was the original number of nurses in the army nurse corps before it grew?
A) 80,000
B) 21,000
C) 9,000
D) 403
  • 29. Which of the following was NOT a section of the WAAC?
A) Mechanical
B) Medical
C) Cookery
D) Clerical
  • 30. What nickname was given to munitions workers because their skin turned yellow from toxic chemicals?
A) Munitionettes
B) Canaries
C) Shell Maidens
D) Gretna Girls
  • 31. What was the term coined by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for the mixture used to produce cordite?
A) Yellow Paste
B) War Fuel
C) Gretna Mix
D) Devil's Porridge
  • 32. What was the largest cordite factory in the United Kingdom during World War I?
A) British Explosives Depot
B) HM Factory, Gretna
C) London Munitions Works
D) The Royal Arsenal
  • 33. How many women were employed at HM Factory, Gretna at its peak in 1917?
A) 15,000
B) 6,285
C) 11,576
D) 10,000
  • 34. Which of the following is listed as a health risk caused by working with toxic chemicals in munitions factories?
A) Hearing loss
B) Memory loss
C) Jaundice
D) Broken bones
  • 35. What sport were some women able to participate in while at HM Factory, Gretna?
A) Cricket
B) Netball
C) Football
D) Hockey
  • 36. In what year did the role of women once again expand following the decline after WWI?
A) 1945
B) 1930
C) 1925
D) 1939
  • 37. What was the primary focus of Australian women's roles during World War I?
A) Industrial factory work
B) Nursing services
C) Combat infantry roles
D) Political lobbying
  • 38. How many Australian nurses served during World War I?
A) 1,513
B) 328
C) 3,141
D) 2,139
  • 39. How many names are listed on the oak screens of the Five Sisters memorial?
A) 3,141
B) 2,139
C) 328
D) 1,513
  • 40. How many Canadian nurses served during World War I?
A) 3,141
B) 328
C) 1,513
D) 2,139
  • 41. How many Canadian nurses were decorated by King George V?
A) 46
B) 2,139
C) 1,513
D) 328
  • 42. What medical injury caused by German chlorine gas did Canadian nurses help treat?
A) Gas injuries
B) Infection from shrapnel
C) Trench foot
D) Malnutrition
  • 43. Who was the first woman surgeon commissioned into the British Army?
A) Laura Gamble
B) Agnes Bennett
C) Elsie Inglis
D) Flora Sandes
  • 44. What military rank was given to Lady Helena Gleichen?
A) Major
B) Colonel
C) General
D) Captain
  • 45. Who founded the Women's Reserve Ambulance Corps?
A) Elsie Inglis
B) Agnes Bennett
C) Olive Kelso King
D) Evelina Haverfield
  • 46. How many female-staffed relief hospitals were set up by Elsie Inglis?
A) Fourteen
B) Seven
C) Ten
D) Twenty
  • 47. Which woman became the first female commissioned officer in the Serbian Army in 1919?
A) Evelina Haverfield
B) Olive Kelso King
C) Agnes Bennett
D) Flora Sandes
  • 48. What was the Wisconsin Plan, authored by Julia Grace Wales, also known as?
A) The Canada Plan
B) The Neutrality Proposal
C) The Peace Conference Initiative
D) The Intellectual Accord
  • 49. Who was the first female naval member killed in action during WWI?
A) Laura Gamble
B) Flora Sandes
C) Josephine Carr
D) Edith Cavell
  • 50. What was the result of Edith Cavell's execution on the British army?
A) It had no effect
B) The British army retreated
C) Enlistment soared
D) Enlistment dropped
  • 51. What did Olive Kelso King do during the final stages of the war to help the Serbian people?
A) Authored a peace plan
B) Worked as a surgeon
C) Set up mobile canteens
D) Founded a hospital
  • 52. Why did the Wisconsin Plan fail?
A) President Wilson rejected it
B) It was intercepted by Germans
C) The intellectuals refused to meet
D) The US entered the war
  • 53. In what city was the city hall held by the last pockets of Red Guard resistance?
A) Helsinki
B) Turku
C) Oulu
D) Tampere
  • 54. What was the name of the bread made from potato during German food shortages?
A) G-brot
B) P-brot
C) W-brot
D) K-brot
  • 55. By 1918, what portion of the workforce in the Paris region did women make up?
A) Nearly three-quarters
B) Nearly a third
C) Nearly half
D) Less than 10%
  • 56. Which group in Germany felt that soldiers' wives were living too privileged of a life?
A) The military generals
B) Foreign diplomats
C) The monarchy
D) The police
  • 57. Where was Ada Schnee born?
A) Germany
B) New Zealand
C) East Africa
D) Britain
  • 58. What role did Annemarie Reimer serve in for the German army?
A) Staff-car driver
B) Intelligence officer
C) Author of a political manifesto
D) Army nurse
  • 59. Where did Annemarie Reimer serve during the war?
A) New Zealand
B) Western Front
C) Eastern Front
D) German East Africa
  • 60. Which publication reviewed Annemarie Reimer's memoir in 1916?
A) The German Daily
B) London Gazette
C) The New York Times
D) East African Journal
  • 61. Who did Annemarie Reimer meet, as mentioned in her memoir?
A) Heinrich Schnee
B) Kaiser Wilhelm II
C) The governor of East Prussia
D) Ada Schnee
  • 62. What was Annemarie Reimer's home town?
A) Tapiau
B) Hamburg
C) Munich
D) Berlin
  • 63. What status was Ada Schnee held in during the East African campaign?
A) War correspondent
B) Volunteer nurse
C) Staff-car driver
D) Female alien enemy
  • 64. What was the nationality of Ada Schnee's parents?
A) German
B) British
C) New Zealander
D) East African
  • 65. Who was the woman who worked on the Resit Pasa Hospital Ship?
A) Latife Ussaki
B) Safiye Huseyin
C) Halide Edib
D) Fatma Aliye
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