Qualities of a hero

One of the most ___ women in history is the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.

• courageous

• persistence

• determined

• inspirational

Florence was born on 12 May 1820,

and when she grew up, she was ___ to become a nurse.  

• courageous

• determined

• willing

• compassion

Her wealthy family opposed her decision,

but her ___ eventually paid off and in

1851 she went to train in Germany.

• persistence

• compassion

• courageous

• dedication

When the Crimean War broke out in 1853,

Florence said she was __ to oversee

the military hospitals in Turkey.

• inspirational

• persistence

• willing

• courageous

Conditions in the hospitals were desperate, and Florence used her __ to write articles to publicize the situation in the press back home.

• persistence

• determined

• resourcefulness

• willing

Florence showed great ___ to her job by working very long hours.

• dedication

• inspirational

• compassion

• determined

Her patients were grateful for the ___ she showed them and many of them wrote home mentioning the woman who made her rounds late at night.

• willing

• dedication

• compassion

• persistence

Florence has gone down in history as the ___ woman who tended the wounds of the injured during the Crimean War.

• inspirational

• compassion

• courageous

• dedication