World War I Medical Conditions Quiz

What did Elizabeth Huntley's sister testify about Elizabeth's behavior during the German bombing raids in London?

• She became a "jolly-hearted woman"

• She decapitated her own daughter

• She had frequent nervous breakdowns

• She fell and hit her head, causing delusions

What was the new condition that emerged among soldiers during World War I, as recognized by doctors at the time?

• Hysterical paralysis

• Shell shock

• War neuroses

• Stammer

According to the text, why did the British medical community quickly suggest "war neuroses" instead of "shell shock"?

• Because "shell shock" was not considered a serious condition

• Because "shell shock" was already a term used for civilian conditions

• Because the public had already latched onto the term "shell shock"

• Because "war neuroses" was easier to treat

Why was shell shock considered a misnomer by historians?

• It was only applicable to male soldiers

• It provided a way to separate mental traumas from "effeminate associations of hysteria"

• It was a term that applied to all types of war injuries

• It was a term used to describe physical injuries rather than psychological ones

Why did most doctors not think the term "shell shock" could apply to women or civilians?

• Because women and civilians did not participate in the war

• Because the experiences of men and women were considered distinct

• Because women were thought to be more resilient to war traumas

• Because the term was reserved for physical injuries

According to Susan Grzayzel, what was considered similar or even equivalent to men's experiences of "air raid shock" and "shell shock" during the conflict?

• The mental anguish of women at home in London

• The physical injuries of soldiers on the battlefield

• The economic impact on families of soldiers

• The geographical separation of the conflict zones

What term was invented by psychologists and doctors to describe the mental suffering of civilians, particularly women, during the war?

• Battlefront neuroses

• Civilian war neuroses

• Shell shock

• Home front disorder

Where was Huntley transferred after being deemed "insane" and "unfit to plead"?

• Holloway Prison

• Broadmoor Asylum

• London Hospital

• The battlefront

What was the cultural assumption about the "battle front" and the "home front" during the war?

• They were both considered equally dangerous.

• The battle front was for men, and the home front was for women.

• The home front was more psychologically damaging.

• Women and men worked together on the battle front.

What gap in the understanding of women's experience of war remains to this day?

• The recognition of women's economic contributions

• The acknowledgment of women's psychological trauma at the front

• The treatment of women's physical injuries

• The documentation of women's roles in the military