Women's Suffrage Movement Quiz

Suffrage means the right to _______________.

• own a firearm
• vote in political elections
• practice your religion
• free speech

Who were 'suffragists'?

• women who ran for political office

• women who organized and fought for the right to vote

• women who helped in American war efforts

• men who prevented women from voting

What does the text describe?

• the causes and effects of World War I

• a sequence of events leading up to the passage of the 19th Amendment

• the presidency and leadership of Woodrow Wilson

• people who were against the women's suffrage movement

"In 1913, on the day that President Woodrow Wilson became the president of the United States, women and men held a huge parade in front of his new home, the White House, to rally for women's right to vote in the United States. Some women were arrested and went to jail. Some were even beaten in jail. This got many citizens angry, and many men and women began to support the suffragists' cause."

Which conclusion does this information support?

• The fight for suffrage did not get national attention.

• The fight for suffrage was easy.

• The fight for suffrage was ineffective.

• The fight for suffrage was difficult.

Why did the suffragists go on hunger strikes and do other things to get public attention?

• to help more women realize they can be politically active

• to show that women are physically strong

• to get more people to support women's right to vote

• to discourage people from supporting women's right to vote

What is the main idea of the text?

• In 1848, Stanton and Lucretia Mott created the Seneca Falls Convention, where 240 women and men met to make a plan of action to fight for new rights for women.

• During World War I, American women did many of the jobs that men could not do because men were away from home, fighting in the war.

• Suffragists fought hard to increase support for women's right to vote by organizing, holding parades, and going on hunger strikes.

• Before the 19th Amendment was passed, many states had already given women the right to vote, and also the right to hold political positions.

"Many other women’s groups joined them, and eventually these groups established a new organization, 'The National Woman Suffrage Association.' These women fought hard to have Congress and the states pass an amendment to the United States Constitution that would give women citizens of voting age the right to vote."

Based on the text, what does the word 'establish' most nearly mean?

• grow

• make faster

• form

• destroy

What was the National American Woman Suffrage Association?

• A group that merged with the National Women's Party

• An organization that fought for women's suffrage at the state level

• A fraction of suffragists that did not support the 15th amendment

• A group that supported the 15th amendment

How did Alice Paul support the women's suffrage movement? Use information from the text to support your answer.

• A. She founded the “National Women’s Party”.

• B. She helped in American war efforts

• C. She prevented women from voting.

• D. She organized and fought for the right to attend school

How can the suffragists best be described? Use information from the text to support your answer.

• A. Proud

• B. Courageous

• C. Lazy

• D. Boastful