The Suffragette Movement Triumphs (1905, USA) — Questions and answers
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Who started the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)?
Choices
- A) Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Christabel ✓
- B) Only Christabel Pankhurst
- C) A small gathering in Manchester
- D) Prime Minister Asquith
Answer: A) Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Christabel
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Why did Lady Constance Lytton deliberately get herself imprisoned?
Choices
- A) She wanted to escape her aristocratic life.
- B) To expose the brutality of the system and demand equal treatment. ✓
- C) She committed a crime and was caught.
- D) She wanted to avoid a difficult discussion.
Answer: B) To expose the brutality of the system and demand equal treatment.
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What painful experience did Lady Constance go through in prison?
Choices
- A) She was made to do hard labor.
- B) She was kept in isolation.
- C) She was force-fed. ✓
- D) She was denied visitors.
Answer: C) She was force-fed.
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What was H.H. Asquith's job, and how did he feel about women voting?
Choices
- A) He was a doctor and supported women voting.
- B) He was the Prime Minister and was against women voting. ✓
- C) He was a guard and didn't care about women voting.
- D) He was a suffragette and wanted women to vote.
Answer: B) He was the Prime Minister and was against women voting.
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What did Emily Davison believe the movement needed?
Choices
- A) More speeches
- B) A martyr ✓
- C) A new leader
- D) A quieter protest
Answer: B) A martyr
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What happened to Emily Davison at the Epsom Derby?
Choices
- A) She won the horse race.
- B) She gave a speech to the crowd.
- C) She stepped in front of the King's horse and was hit. ✓
- D) She handed out flyers for women's suffrage.
Answer: C) She stepped in front of the King's horse and was hit.
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How did the nation react to the news of Emily Davison's death?
Choices
- A) Protests stopped, and people forgot about suffrage.
- B) Calls for women's suffrage grew louder, and public sympathy increased. ✓
- C) Prime Minister Asquith became even more opposed.
- D) Everyone decided to go home.
Answer: B) Calls for women's suffrage grew louder, and public sympathy increased.
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