
Nellie Bly's 10 Days in a Madhouse Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what year did Nellie Bly have herself committed to a New York City asylum?
1885
1887
1890
1892
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Nellie Bly's pseudonymous pen name?
Elizabeth Cochran
Barbara Maranzani
Nellie Bly
Stephen Foster
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did Nellie Bly work as an investigative reporter before moving to New York?
Pittsburgh Dispatch
New York World
The Pittsburgh Dispatch
Joseph Pulitzer
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the assignment given to Nellie Bly by her editor?
Expose the conditions in a New York City asylum
Travel to Mexico and expose life under dictator Porfirio Díaz
Write sensationalistic stories for the New York World
Investigate women's issues for the Pittsburgh Dispatch
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the original name of Blackwell's Island?
Roosevelt Island
Bellevue Hospital
East River
Blackwell's Asylum
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many patients were originally supposed to be held in Blackwell's Island asylum?
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the prevailing wisdom of the age regarding mental illness and patient treatment?
Asylums were considered curiosities for thrill seekers
Patients should be treated with compassion and care
Doctors and staff should have extensive training
Harsh and brutal treatments were ordered
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