Women's Suffrage Movement Quiz

What were the two main campaign groups that emerged in the late 1800s to fight for women's right to vote?

• Revolutionists and Activists

• Activists and Suffragettes

• Suffragists and Suffragettes

• Suffragists and Revolutionists

What was the slogan of the suffragettes?

• Deeds not words

• Silent Resistance

• Peaceful Protest

• Words not Deeds

What was the main reason for the suffragettes to use direct action?

• They were influenced by the government

• They felt the suffragists' methods were ineffective

• They believed in peaceful methods

• They wanted to gain publicity

How did the suffragettes express their disagreement with the Church of England's position on women's suffrage?

• Smashing shop windows on Oxford Street

• Setting fire to churches

• Securing themselves to the railings of Buckingham Palace

• Setting fire to the homes of MPs

What was the name of the organization founded by Emmeline Pankhurst in 1889 to win the right for married women to vote in local elections?

• Women's Franchise League

• Women's Suffrage Society

• Women's Political Union

• Women's Rights Movement

What was the main reason for the end of the suffragettes' militant activity?

• The government granted women the right to vote

• The suffragettes achieved their goals

• The outbreak of the First World War

• The suffragettes lost public support

When did the Representation of the People Act grant voting rights to women over 21?

• 1920

• 1922

• 1914

• 1918

What was the main reason for the suffragists to use non-violent methods?

• They were influenced by the government

• They felt the suffragettes' methods were ineffective

• They believed in peaceful methods

• They wanted to gain publicity

What was the main reason for the split between the suffragists and the suffragettes in the early 1900s?

• Differences in political ideology

• Disagreement over suffrage tactics

• Personal conflicts among leaders

• Government interference

Who was the leader of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) founded in 1903?

• Emmeline Pankhurst

• Millicent Fawcett

• Sylvia Pankhurst

• Anne Knight