Rose Greenhow and Confederate Espionage

Rose Greenhow and Confederate Espionage

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Rose Greenhow's reputation before she became involved in espionage?

A quiet and reserved woman

A scandalous woman with social connections

A well-known military strategist

A famous author

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Captain Thomas Jordan choose Rose Greenhow to organize a spy network?

She was a skilled military leader

She had strong Southern sympathies

She was socially connected and intelligent

She had experience in espionage

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the 26-character cipher given to Rose Greenhow?

To write secret novels

To create secret maps

To encrypt personal letters

To send coded messages to the Confederacy

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Rose Greenhow ensure the safe delivery of her message to the Confederacy?

She used a trained pigeon

She sent it via telegraph

She hid it in a young girl's hair

She delivered it herself

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the content of the message delivered by Betty Duvall?

A peace proposal

A request for reinforcements

A warning about a Union attack

Details of a Confederate victory