Elizabeth Blackwell Quiz

Match the following

• something difficult that requires extra

• refused

• showing strong purpose

• allowed

• to take something that is offered

• determined

• told you can do or have something

• accept

• did not do something

• challenge

What did Elizabeth Blackwell become in 1849?

• A lawyer

• A teacher

• A doctor

• A scientist

What did Elizabeth Blackwell's teacher use to show how eyes work?

• A frog's eyeball

• A bull's eyeball

• A fish's eyeball

• A cat's eyeball

What did Elizabeth Blackwell do to toughen herself up?

• Ate lots of candy

• Took a hot bath

• Slept on a soft bed

• Slept on the hard floor with no covers

What did Elizabeth Blackwell's family think of her becoming a doctor?

• They were against it

• They were supportive

• They were indifferent

• They were unsure

Where did Elizabeth Blackwell attend medical school?

• New York City

• Boston

• Chicago

• Geneva in upstate New York

What did the students at the medical school initially think of Elizabeth Blackwell?

• They were hostile

• They were welcoming

• They were indifferent

• They were unsure

What did her friend, Mary Donaldson, tell Elizabeth she would have preferred when she was sick?

• eat chicken soup

• to take a hot bath

• to get some medicine

• be examined by a woman doctor