How Much Do You Know About Jane Addams

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT JANE ADDAMS?

1) Where was Jane Addams born?

a. Cedarville, Illinois

b. Cedar Rapids, Iowa

c. Cedar Bend, Wisconsin

d. Cedar Point, Minnesota

2) What college did Jane Addams attend?

a. Smith College

b. Rockford College

c. University of Chicago

d. Rock Valley College

3) Which of these accomplishments did Jane Addams achieve?

a. The first president of the Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom

b. A founder of the American Civil Liberties Union

c. A founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

d. The first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

e. All of the above

4) Who were some of Jane’s friends from Rockford?

a. Ellen Starr

b. Julia Lathrop

c. Barbara Hale

d. a and b

5) What was the name of the Settlement House that Jane Addams founded in Chicago?

a. The White House

b. The Palmer House

c. Hull-House

6) What were some of the services provided to immigrants and people in the neighborhood near Hull House?

a. Safe educational day care for children

b. English and citizenship classes for adults

c. Variety of arts and sports programs

d. Literature and book groups

e. All of the above

7) Which of these reforms were important to Jane Addams?

a. Improvement of city schools

b. Pure water and clean streets

c. Child Labor Laws

d. All of the above

8) To which AAUW Branch did Jane belong?

a. Cedarville, IL

b. Rockford,, IL

c. Chicago, IL

d. She never joined AAUW

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT JANE ADDAMS?

9) Where is Jane buried?

a. In her hometown cemetery

b. In the Hull House garden

c. In a secret Rockford location

d. She requested her burial place remain undisclosed

10) What major Illinois roadway has been named in her honor?

a. Route 20

b. I-90 – the Northwest Tollway

c. Route 39

d. Route 173

11) What group was instrumental in persuading the state legislature and Governor Blagojevich to assign her a commemorative day?

a. Rockford Area Branch of AAUW

b. Dongola (IL) Junior High School teacher Cindy Vines and five of her students with the support from the Carbondale Branch of AAUW

c. Rockford College

d. The Addams Family

Answers: 1 – A, 2 – B, 3 – D – all of the above, 4 – D, 5 – C, 6 - E – all of the above, 7 – D all of the above, 8 – C, 9 – A, 10 – B, 11 – B

Quiz written by Rockford Area, IL AAUW Branch Fall 2007