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Rosie the Riveter reader #358 Carole Marsh

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did women go to work during WWII? Choose 2

a)

Factories needed extra workers to build war products.

b)

They were tired of being at home.

c)

The government would put them in jail if they stayed at home.

d)

They had to take over the jobs service men had.

2.

Rosie the Riveter is a fictional character.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Who created the poster of Rosie the Riveter?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Rosie Smith

d)

J. Howard Miller

4.

What did Rosie the Riveter wear on her head?

a)

beret

b)

bandana

c)

baseball cap

d)

cowboy hat

5.

What item was created about Rosie the Riveter?

a)

song

b)

speech

c)

television program

d)

school

6.

Where did "Rosies" typically work?

a)

schools

b)

factories

c)

homes

d)

restaurants

7.

Rosie the Riveter was created during which war?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

Civil War

8.

Norman Rockwell created a famous ______ of a female factory worker named Rosie.

a)

movie

b)

lunchbox

c)

magazine

d)

painting

9.

How many women worked outside the home in 1944?

a)

20 million

b)

14 million

c)

200,000

d)

350,000

10.

About how many women joined the U.S. armed forces during WWII?

a)

20 million

b)

14 million

c)

200,000

d)

350,000

11.

Rosie the Riveter proved to women they could do a "man's job" and do it well!

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Women were not allowed to become pilots during WWII?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Where did most women work before WWII?

a)

factories

b)

in their homes

c)

schools

d)

hospitals

14.

Why was Rosie's arm flexed?

a)

She was injured.

b)

To show strength

c)

She was angry

15.

One advertisement compared learning to operate an electric drill to using what kitchen appliance?

a)

sink

b)

dish washer

c)

electric toaster

d)

electric mixer