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