Suffrage Quiz

Letter-writing campaigns and public marches are examples of what kind of protest?

• peaceful protest

• angry protest

• violent protest

• uneventful protest

Which of these words best characterizes the women behind the suffrage movement?

• courageous

• silly

• talkative

• clumsy

What obstacle had to be overcome before women earned the right to vote?

• the belief that women were not educated enough to vote

• that men were better than women

• the hurdles at the voting station

• women had to vote like their father

The Seneca Falls conference was ridiculed by some people. What's the most likely reason?

• women weren’t traditionally used to having the same rights as men

• women were too talkative

• they were unable to pass legislation

• there was no point to the meeting

How did British suffragists compare to their American counterparts?

• British were more calm than American suffragists

• British were more violent than American suffragists

• Americans were angry and the British were not

• British were harsher than the American suffragists

Which of these factors contributed to the 19th-century women's suffrage movement?

• the development of new technologies making house work easier

• the automobile

• the development of a new government

• the men fighting in WW1

What caused the split in the U.S. women's suffrage movement after the Civil War?

• some only wanted to watch the protests

• some only wanted to vote while others wanted more

• some women only wanted to talk

• some women wanted to be President

Place the following events in sequence: A) Women in New Zealand get the right to vote; B) The Seneca Falls Convention; C) NAWSA is formed

• ABC

• BCA

• CBA

• CAB

Which of these is an opinion about the women's suffrage movement?

• the women were courageous

• its leaders were Stanton and Anthony

• it led to the 19th amendment

• it impacted history

Which of these statements is true?

• men were superior to women before the 19th amendment

• women who were part of land owning families could vote in colonial America.

• women voted only after the 19th amendment

• women had to vote the same as their husband