WorksheetsRadium Girls Study Guide
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 24mins
Who discoverer Radium
Marie Curie
Albert Einstein
Katherine Schuab
Marie & Pierre Curie
Katherine Schuab's job was to paint clocks with (a)
Incurable means...
never able to be cured
always able to be cured
can't be cured
will stay sick
Who was the first girl to die from Radium Poisoning
Katherine Schuab
Grace Fryer
Molly Maggia
Catherine Wolfe
The first girl to die due to radium poisoning in Ottwa. Illinois
(a)
Where are the USRC locations in New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Orange, New Jersery
Ottwa,New Jersey
The technique the dial painters used to paint their clock dials was (a)
Who brought the Ottawa Dial Painters to victory in court.
Katherine Schuab
Catherine Wolfe Donhue
Ella Eckert
Charlotte Purcell
Which dial painter had to have their arm amputated?
Charlotte Purcell
Catherine Wolfe Donhue
Peg/Margret Looney
Mollie Maggia
Side effects of radium include....
rheumatism in joints or bones
Pyorrhea: A disease around the jaw
Skin melting off due to the chemical properties of heat in radium
Extreme pain causing the fingers and toes to fall off
Arthritis/Joint pain
What does this symbol mean
Construction Site
Contagious Virus
Biohazard Warning
Radioactive Chemicals
An Isotope is________
An atom of the same element with a different number of neutrons
An atom of a different element with the same number of neutrons
An atom of the same element with the same number of neutrons
An atom of a different element with a different number of neutrons
(a) turned against the Radium Girls in Newark, New Jersey Court.
Who said that the Radioactive sand was most hygienic to play in.
Sabin Von Sochocky
Joseph Kelly
Arthur Roeder
Arthur Reed
The half-life of something is.....?
Half the time it takes for the whole object to decay
how long it takes for half of the object to decay
How long it takes for all of the object to decay
If the object will ever decay.
Did the doctors and other workers at the Radium Dial company lie to the women about their health?
Yes
No
X-Rays are used to look at ___
Bones
Organs
Joints
All of the above
What is a cheaper, more abrasive version of radium?
Bio-hazards
Mesothorium
Chlorine
Phosgene
Nontoxic means
Safe
Harmless
Harmful
Both A & B
The name of the group that the Radium Girls created in Ottawa
(a)
Which of these girls were at the New Jersey trial?
Kathrine Schaub
Mollie Maggia
Grace Fryer
Quinta Mcdonald
What was the reason that girls like Katherine Schuab were able to survive longer than other girls.
Because they were using Mesothorium which has a shorter half half life compared to the normal Radium
She was lucky
She was exposed to less amounts of radium compared to the other girls
Kathrine had a special disease that stoped radium from hurting her
Pyorrhea affects tissue around the (a)
What was your favorite part of the book at why
The USRC was kind and told the girls the truth, and gave their apologies for all the pain the company had caused them.
True
False
What was used for the men Radium extractors to protect them from the Radium
Welders mask
Lead lined apron
Bike helmet
Gas mask
Who was the manager of the Ottowa Radium Dial
Mr. Reed
Mr. Von Sochocky
Mr. Roeder
Mr. Cook
When Mr. Reed told the girls that they were in perfect health was this true?
Yes
No
Who made medical history and discovered how to find if someone was radioactive.
Dr. Martland
Dr. Drinker
Dr. Humphries
Dr. Berry
Why did the USRC stop the dial painters from using water to lip point
(a)
Did Grossman , the Ottawa dial painter's lawyer turn against the girls?
Yes
No
He almost did, but turned back at the last second
Where did the Ottowa Dial painters find a lawyer?
New York
Orange
Chicago
Atlanta
Who as the original boss of the USRC
Sabin Van Sohocky
Arthur Roeder
Arthur Reed
Joseph Kelly
Did the girls experience tumors on their bodies due to radium poisoning?
Yes
No
Maybe So
