Nellie Bly's 10 Days in a Madhouse Quiz

In what year did Nellie Bly have herself committed to a New York City asylum?

• 1885

• 1887

• 1890

• 1892

What was Nellie Bly's pseudonymous pen name?

• Elizabeth Cochran

• Barbara Maranzani

• Nellie Bly

• Stephen Foster

Where did Nellie Bly work as an investigative reporter before moving to New York?

• Pittsburgh Dispatch

• New York World

• The Pittsburgh Dispatch

• Joseph Pulitzer

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

What was the original name of Blackwell's Island?

• Roosevelt Island

• Bellevue Hospital

• East River

• Blackwell's Asylum

How many patients were originally supposed to be held in Blackwell's Island asylum?

• 1,000

• 1,200

• 1,400

• 1,600

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

What were some of the abusive treatments inflicted on patients at Blackwell's Island asylum?

• Forced to take ice-cold baths

• Forced to sit still for 12 hours or more

• Tethered together with ropes and forced to pull carts

• All of the above

Who were some of the inmates at Blackwell's Island asylum?

• Recent immigrants caught up in the law-enforcement system

• Poor individuals with no family support

• Those who fell through the cracks of society

• All of the above

What was the immediate result of Nellie Bly's exposé?

• Increased funding for mental institutions

• Firing of abusive staff members

• Hiring of translators for immigrant patients

• All of the above