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GP Emily Davison

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is meant by the word 'suffrage'?

a)

To suffer for a cause

b)

The right to vote

c)

The right to protest

2.

Who set up the Suffragettes?

a)

Millicent Fawcett

b)

Emily Davison

c)

Emmeline Pankhurst

3.

Which three things did the Suffragettes do to campaign?

a)

Attacked police

b)

Wrote angry letters

c)

Set buildings on fire

d)

Chained themselves to railings

4.

What did people think of the way the Suffragettes campaigned?

a)

They all thought it was fantastic

b)

Not everyone liked it, and they made no impact

c)

Not everyone liked it, but they made a huge impact

5.

Which horse race did Emily Davison attend in 1913?

a)

Ascot

b)

The Derby

c)

The Grand National

6.

Emily Davison studied at...

a)

Manchester University

b)

Cambridge University

c)

Liverpool University

d)

Oxford University

7.

Emily Davison went to prison for throwing rocks at an MP. Who was he?

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Henry Lloyd George

d)

David Lloyd Green

8.

Who did the Suffragists try to get support from?

a)

Just women

b)

Men in Parliament

c)

Anyone who would listen

d)

Men

9.

While in prison, Emily Davison was...

a)

Looked after well

b)

Force fed

c)

Put in solitary confinement

d)

Beaten

10.

Were all suffragettes upper class?

a)

Yes they all came from the upper class

b)

No, they all came from the middle and lower classes

c)

No, they came from all social backgrounds

11.

When was the suffragettes movement created and by whom?

a)

1897 by Emeline Pankhurst

b)

1899 by Milicent Fawcett

c)

1903 by Emeline Pankhurst

d)

1908 Milicent Fawcett

12.

When did women get the parliamentary vote in the UK?

a)

1916

b)

1917

c)

1918

d)

1919

13.

When Prime Minister David Lloyd George first granted women the right to vote....

a)

all women were concerned

b)

women over 20 were concerned

c)

women over 30 were concerned

14.

The motto of the Suffragettes was

a)

'Deeds and words"

b)

'Deeds not words’.

c)

'Actions speak louder than words'

15.

What was the difference between suffragettes and suffragists?

a)

Suffragists were militant, suffragettes were peaceful

b)

Suffragists were peaceful, suffragettes were militant

c)

They were both peaceful

d)

They were both militant

16.

When all suffragette prisoners started to go on hunger strike, what did the authorities do to begin with?

a)

They let the women die in prison

b)

They immediately released them

c)

They let the women grow weak and then released them

d)

They force-fed them

17.

The Cat and Mouse Act of 1913 enabled the police to:

a)

run after all protesters and arrest them

b)

release women when they became ill and then to re-arrest them

c)

release women for good when they became ill

18.

The first world war played an important role in persuading the government to grant women the vote because:

a)

the government was happy the Allies had won the war

b)

women contributed to the war effort

c)

too many men had been killed

19.

Women deliberately broke the law to gain publicity by

a)

stealing goods and burning buildings

b)

smashing windows and burning buildings

c)

smashing windows and insulting the Prime Minister

20.

Why did the Suffragette movement occur?

a)

Equality

b)

Women treated unequally

c)

They wanted to create confrontation

21.

What were the long term effects of the suffragette movement?

a)

Women were able to attend college

b)

Began to enter Male dominant professions

c)

Had to travel with a male accomplice

d)

Could only work domestic jobs

22.

What is the Suffragette movement?

a)

women's rights equal with men

b)

Women get more rights then men

c)

Men get more rights then women

d)

People of colour get more rights

23.

What did middle class women mainly do as jobs?

a)

Teachers

b)

Nurses

c)

Army

d)

Engineer

24.

When did feminism take off?

a)

1980s

b)

1950s

c)

1890s

d)

1936

25.

What is meant by the word 'suffrage'?

a)

To suffer for a cause

b)

The right to vote

c)

The right to protest

26.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
27.

What does WSPU stand for?

a)

Women's Social and Political Union

b)

Women's Society for Politics Understanding

c)

Weekly Social and Political Union

d)

West Sussex Political Union

e)

Women's Social and Political Understanding

28.

What was set up in 1897?

a)

Campaign for Women's Suffrage

b)

National Union of Women's Suffrage Society

c)

Working Class Women Society

d)

National Union of Servants

e)

Campaign for the Protection of Women

29.
Who is Emmeline Pankhurst?
a)
Militant British leader of the Women's Social and Political Union
b)
American Quaker leader of the National Women's Party
c)
Co-founder of the National American Women's Suffrage Association.
d)
Suffragette that threw herself in front of King George's horse.
30.

The right to vote. People in favor of women's right to vote were called suffragettes

a)

suffrage

b)

freedom of religion

c)

equal rights

d)

freedom of speech

31.

The Queen of England during the 1800s was

a)

Queen Elizabeth

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Queen Millicent

32.

What kind of things could women not do before the Suffragettes?

a)

Go to university.

b)

Look after their baby.

c)

Cook and clean.

d)

Vote.

e)

Wear trousers.

33.

What violent things did the Suffragettes do?

a)

Burn Churches.

b)

Shoot people.

c)

Attack people.

d)

Chain themselves to railings.

e)

Vandalize shops.

34.

Which group did Emmeline Pankhurst form?

a)

Women's Sandwich and Pie Union

b)

Women’s Social and Political Union

c)

Women's Shakespeare and Performance Union

35.

What did the Suffragettes achieve?

a)

The right to vote at age 30 in 1918.

b)

The right to vote at age 21 in 1928

c)

The right to run for Prime Minister.

d)

The right to fight in the war.

36.

What year did women gain the vote?

a)

1912

b)

1914

c)

1918

d)

1921

37.

What does the word "suffrage" mean?

a)

To suffer for your beliefs

b)

Having the right to vote in political elections

c)

It is a term for women's rights

d)

To campaign for the right to vote

38.

What year did Emily Davidson die following her attempt to pin a scarf with the Suffragette colours on the Kings horse?

a)

1912

b)

1913

c)

1916

d)

1918

39.

Which organisation allowed men to join?

a)

Suffragettes (WSPU)

b)

Suffragists (NUWSS)

40.

What was the WSPU nicknamed?

a)

Suffragettes

b)

Suffragists

41.

The first world war played an important role in persuading the government to grant women the vote because:

a)

the government was happy the Allies had won the war

b)

women contributed to the war effort

c)

too many men had been killed

42.
What is the name of the group who used peaceful methods?
a)
suffragists
b)
suffragettes
c)
suffer me nots
d)
votes for women
43.
What is the name of the group who use more violent methods?
a)
suffragettes
b)
suffragists
c)
suffer me nots
d)
votes for women
44.
What was the nickname of the law that was passed to release prisoners on hunger strike?
a)
Cat and Mouse Act
b)
Tom and Jerry Act
c)
Dog and Mouse Act
d)
Cat and Dog Act
45.
What does the word suffrage mean?
a)
the right to vote
b)
being in pain
c)
fighting using violence
d)
fighting using peaceful methods
46.
What year were some women finally given the vote?
a)
1918
b)
1928
c)
1970
d)
1949
47.

Which Horse Race did Emily Davison die at?

a)

Epsom Derby

b)

Grand National

c)

Anfield Derby

d)

Royal Ascot

48.

What was the nickname of the WSPU?

a)

Suffragists

b)

Sufferers

c)

Suffragettes

d)

Protest women

49.

What does WSPU stand for?

a)

Women's Social and Political Union

b)

Women's Suffrage Protest Union

c)

Women's Socail and Protest Union

d)

World Social and Political Union

50.

When was the suffragettes movement created and by whom?

a)

1897 by Emeline Pankhurst

b)

1899 by Milicent Fawcett

c)

1903 by Emeline Pankhurst

d)

1908 Milicent Fawcett

51.

When did women get the parliamentary vote in the UK?

a)

1916

b)

1917

c)

1918

d)

1919

52.

Suffragettes had tried getting the vote peacefully. Tick all the peaceful ways they had tried to get the vote.

a)

Peaceful demonstrations

b)

Posters

c)

Letter-writing

d)

Petitions

53.

Which of these acts was NOT something done by suffragettes?

a)

Jumping in front of a horse

b)

Bombing a house

c)

Starving themselves

d)

Graffiti

e)

Poisoning people

54.

What does WSPU stand for?

a)

Women's Social and Political Union

b)

Women's Society for Politics Understanding

c)

Weekly Social and Political Union

d)

West Sussex Political Union

e)

Women's Social and Political Understanding

55.

Why did women try to get arrested?

a)

They were safer in prison

b)

So they got free food

c)

To anger their husbands

d)

To get publicity

e)

To waste police time

56.

What was set up in 1897?

a)

Campaign for Women's Suffrage

b)

National Union of Women's Suffrage Society

c)

Working Class Women Society

d)

National Union of Servants

e)

Campaign for the Protection of Women

57.

The protesters in the photo were a part of the

a)

Abolitionist movement

b)

Women’s Suffrage movement

c)

Labor rights movement

d)

Civil Rights movement

58.

What was one of the main goals of the women's suffrage movement?

a)

Gender Discrimination

b)

Gender Equality

c)

Gender Inequality

d)

Gender Ethics

59.

Most men supported the women's suffrage movement.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

What does the vocabulary word "reform" mean?

a)

to change or improve

b)

to provide information

c)

to give someone the right to discriminate

d)

to break something down