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Women Suffrage quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first state that allowed women to vote in the United States?

a)

Wyoming

b)

New York

c)

Florida

d)

Vermont

2.

What reason(s) caused to majority of society to oppose women voting rights?

a)

Women lacked the mental capacity to have useful opinions on politics

b)

Women are only supposed to take care of the children and the home

c)

Some women didn't want to vote

d)

All answers are correct

3.

What year was the 19th amendment ratified?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1889

d)

1939

4.

Which women opened the first birth control clinic?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Maragret Sanger

d)

Beyoncé

5.

Women were paid the same as men in the workforce during the early 20th century

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What strategies did women use to achieve voting rights?

a)
Watching TV, shopping, and gossiping
b)
Baking cookies, knitting, and sewing
c)

Protesting, striking

d)

Lobbying, public demonstrations, civil disobedience

7.

What is women suffrage?

a)
The right of women to run for political office
b)
The right of women to serve in the military
c)
The right of women to vote in elections.
d)
The right of women to own property
8.

Why was is more challenging for black women vote than white women?

a)
Black women had better access to voting locations
b)
Black women were not interested in voting
c)
Black women did not face any challenges in voting
d)
Black women faced systemic barriers such as racial discrimination and voter suppression tactics.
9.

What is an anti-suffragist?

a)
A person who supported the extension of the right to vote to animals
b)
A person who opposed the extension of the right to vote to women.
c)
A person who supported the extension of the right to vote to women
d)
A person who opposed the extension of the right to vote to men
10.

What are positives effects of women being able to vote in elections?

a)
Decreased diversity in representation
b)
Inhibition of gender equality
c)
Increased diversity in representation, promotion of gender equality, and inclusion of different perspectives and priorities in political decision-making.
d)
Exclusion of different perspectives and priorities in political decision-making