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The Suffragettes

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which initials were the group campaigning for votes for women known by?

a)

WSPU

b)

WASP

c)

WISP

d)

WOMEN

2.

Which group was known as the more peaceful political campaign group for women's suffrage?

a)

The Suffragettes

b)

The Suffragists

c)

The Suffrajettes

d)

The Chartists

3.

Which group had the motto "Deeds not Words" meaning action not words.

a)

The Suffragists

b)

The Chartists

c)

The Suffragettes

d)

The WISPUS

4.

(Tick all which apply) Which of the following was forbidden for women in 1800?

a)

Attending university

b)

Getting a divorce

c)

Owning property

d)

Voting

e)

Being married

5.

(Tick all which apply) Which of the following were famous suffragettes?

a)

Emily Davison

b)

Sylvia Pankhurst

c)

Sylvia Pancake

d)

Emily Dawson

6.

Why was Emily Davison famous?

a)

She attacked the Queen

b)

She blew up the Prime Minister's house

c)

She jumped off London Bridge

d)

She jumped/ fell in front of the King's Horse

7.

Which act of police brutality towards women horrified the public?

a)

Using tear gas

b)

Starving them in prison

c)

Force feeding them in prison

d)

Torturing them for information

8.

Which law was passed by the government to avoid being blamed for deaths of suffragettes in prison?

a)

The Cat and Dog Act

b)

The Cat and Mouse Act

c)

The Dog and Pony Act

d)

The Dog and Mouse Act

9.

Which year were the first women in Britain given the right to vote?

a)

1918

b)

1916

c)

1914

d)

1912

10.

How old did women have to be to vote in 1918?

a)

18

b)

21

c)

25

d)

30

11.

What major event helped women to get the right to vote?

a)

The sinking of the Titanic

b)

WWI

c)

WWII

d)

The Spanish Flu

12.

(Select all relevant) Which of the following were methods used by the Suffragettes?

a)

Blow up postboxes

b)

Traffic disruption

c)

Handcuffing to railings

d)

Hunger strikes

e)

Fighting

13.

How well did you feel you understood the work completed on the suffragettes?

a)

Really well!

b)

Well

c)

Average

d)

Not well at all

e)

I didn't work hard enough!