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Radium Girls Study Guide

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discoverer Radium

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Katherine Schuab

d)

Marie & Pierre Curie

2.

Katherine Schuab's job was to paint clocks with (a)  

3.

Incurable means...

a)

never able to be cured

b)

always able to be cured

c)

can't be cured

d)

will stay sick

4.

Who was the first girl to die from Radium Poisoning

a)

Katherine Schuab

b)

Grace Fryer

c)

Molly Maggia

d)

Catherine Wolfe

5.

The first girl to die due to radium poisoning in Ottwa. Illinois

(a)  

6.

Where are the USRC locations in New Jersey

a)

Newark, New Jersey

b)

Trenton, New Jersey

c)

Orange, New Jersery

d)

Ottwa,New Jersey

7.

The technique the dial painters used to paint their clock dials was (a)  

8.

Who brought the Ottawa Dial Painters to victory in court.

a)

Katherine Schuab

b)

Catherine Wolfe Donhue

c)

Ella Eckert

d)

Charlotte Purcell

9.

Which dial painter had to have their arm amputated?

a)

Charlotte Purcell

b)

Catherine Wolfe Donhue

c)

Peg/Margret Looney

d)

Mollie Maggia

10.

Side effects of radium include....

a)

rheumatism in joints or bones

b)

Pyorrhea: A disease around the jaw

c)

Skin melting off due to the chemical properties of heat in radium

d)

Extreme pain causing the fingers and toes to fall off

e)

Arthritis/Joint pain

11.

What does this symbol mean

a)

Construction Site

b)

Contagious Virus

c)

Biohazard Warning

d)

Radioactive Chemicals

12.

An Isotope is________

a)

An atom of the same element with a different number of neutrons

b)

An atom of a different element with the same number of neutrons

c)

An atom of the same element with the same number of neutrons

d)

An atom of a different element with a different number of neutrons

13.

(a)   turned against the Radium Girls in Newark, New Jersey Court.

14.

Who said that the Radioactive sand was most hygienic to play in.

a)

Sabin Von Sochocky

b)

Joseph Kelly

c)

Arthur Roeder

d)

Arthur Reed

15.

The half-life of something is.....?

a)

Half the time it takes for the whole object to decay

b)

how long it takes for half of the object to decay

c)

How long it takes for all of the object to decay

d)

If the object will ever decay.

16.

Did the doctors and other workers at the Radium Dial company lie to the women about their health?

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

X-Rays are used to look at ___

a)

Bones

b)

Organs

c)

Joints

d)

All of the above

18.

What is a cheaper, more abrasive version of radium?

a)

Bio-hazards

b)

Mesothorium

c)

Chlorine

d)

Phosgene

19.

Nontoxic means

a)

Safe

b)

Harmless

c)

Harmful

d)

Both A & B

20.

The name of the group that the Radium Girls created in Ottawa

(a)  

21.

Which of these girls were at the New Jersey trial?

a)

Kathrine Schaub

b)

Mollie Maggia

c)

Grace Fryer

d)

Quinta Mcdonald

22.

What was the reason that girls like Katherine Schuab were able to survive longer than other girls.

a)

Because they were using Mesothorium which has a shorter half half life compared to the normal Radium

b)

She was lucky

c)

She was exposed to less amounts of radium compared to the other girls

d)

Kathrine had a special disease that stoped radium from hurting her

23.

Pyorrhea affects tissue around the (a)  

24.

What was your favorite part of the book at why

4 lines
25.

The USRC was kind and told the girls the truth, and gave their apologies for all the pain the company had caused them.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What was used for the men Radium extractors to protect them from the Radium

a)

Welders mask

b)

Lead lined apron

c)

Bike helmet

d)

Gas mask

27.

Who was the manager of the Ottowa Radium Dial

a)

Mr. Reed

b)

Mr. Von Sochocky

c)

Mr. Roeder

d)

Mr. Cook

28.

When Mr. Reed told the girls that they were in perfect health was this true?

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

Who made medical history and discovered how to find if someone was radioactive.

a)

Dr. Martland

b)

Dr. Drinker

c)

Dr. Humphries

d)

Dr. Berry

30.

Why did the USRC stop the dial painters from using water to lip point

(a)  

31.

Did Grossman , the Ottawa dial painter's lawyer turn against the girls?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

He almost did, but turned back at the last second

32.

Where did the Ottowa Dial painters find a lawyer?

a)

New York

b)

Orange

c)

Chicago

d)

Atlanta

33.

Who as the original boss of the USRC

a)

Sabin Van Sohocky

b)

Arthur Roeder

c)

Arthur Reed

d)

Joseph Kelly

34.

Did the girls experience tumors on their bodies due to radium poisoning?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe So