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Iron Jawed Angels Trivia Quiz

This was a great movie about the fight for women's right to vote. Starring: Hilary Swank and Anjelica Huston. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by msredbreast. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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msredbreast

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
273,814

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Whose restored desk did Alice Paul admire? Hint

Lucretia Mott

Susan B. Anthony

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Julia Ward Howe

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was President of the National American Women's Suffrage Association? Hint

Lucy Burns

Carrie Catt

Anna Howard Shaw

Alice Paul

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the new political party formed by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns? Hint

American Woman's Party

Suffrage Party

Equal Rights Party

National Woman's Party

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who does Alice say she is having dinner with to avoid a date with Ben? Hint

Lucy Burns

Helen Keller

She doesn't give a name

Carrie Catt

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Question 5 of 10

5. What were the White House protesters charged with when they were arrested? Hint

Public nuisance

Obstructing traffic

Unlawful assembly

Gathering without a permit

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Question 6 of 10

6. What food was Alice force fed in prison? Hint

Milk

Mush

Raw egg

Pureed meat

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did Doris find in her food at the prison? Hint

Maggot

Worm

Spider

Roach

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who leaked the story about the hunger strike and force feeding of the prisoners to the press? Hint

Carrie Catt

Senator Leyton

Alice Paul

Mrs. Leyton

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who finally goes to President Wilson to force his hand on the suffrage issue thereby freeing the women? Hint

Rev. Anna Howard Shaw

Edith Wilson

Senator Leyton

Carrie Catt

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why were the women called "Iron Jawed Angels"? Hint

They were draft dodgers and anarchists

They didn't care what anyone said, they believed

They could take a punch for their cause

It wasn't explained

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whose restored desk did Alice Paul admire?

Answer: Susan B. Anthony

She said lovingly that it was "haunted" and that it was brought from the old headquarters.

2. Who was President of the National American Women's Suffrage Association?

Answer: Anna Howard Shaw

Carrie Catt was President of National American Women's Suffrage Association before and after Shaw (just not in this movie). Paul and Burns were members of but then broke away and formed the National Woman's Party for the sole purpose of suffrage.

3. What was the name of the new political party formed by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns?

Answer: National Woman's Party

The National Woman's Party was a single platform party dedicated only to the purpose of suffrage.

4. Who does Alice say she is having dinner with to avoid a date with Ben?

Answer: Helen Keller

Alice avoided a relationship with Ben so he moved on to Doris.

5. What were the White House protesters charged with when they were arrested?

Answer: Obstructing traffic

The protesters were charged with obstructing traffic however, they weren't IN traffic.

6. What food was Alice force fed in prison?

Answer: Raw egg

She was funneled raw egg through her mouth and then through a tube in her nose. This was a result of a hunger strike she initiated.

7. What did Doris find in her food at the prison?

Answer: Maggot

She found a white maggot in her food just as she was about to take a bite - yummy.

8. Who leaked the story about the hunger strike and force feeding of the prisoners to the press?

Answer: Senator Leyton

After a meeting with his tearful wife, he found a note from Alice Paul in his pocket detailing the conditions of the prison. He had since read his wife's diary and realized the lengths she was willing to go to for their daughter.

9. Who finally goes to President Wilson to force his hand on the suffrage issue thereby freeing the women?

Answer: Carrie Catt

Carrie Catt stopped the "nice" routine with the President and promised to make noise if he didn't act on suffrage. He promptly supported it in his "state of the address".

10. Why were the women called "Iron Jawed Angels"?

Answer: It wasn't explained

In the movie, Mabel read that Senator Walsh attributed the name to them and asked Alice if that was supposed to be an insult but it was never explained. Right after that, in the same article she was reading they were called nothing but draft dodgers and anarchists.

Source: Author msredbreast

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