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Quiz for Vera Brittain: Calling Young Women to War

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Quiz for Vera Brittain: Calling Young Women to War

Question 25.1

1. Which details of Third Red Cross Roll Call (see Document 25.1) suggest that the artist sought to establish a personal connection between the viewer and the nurse featured in the image?

The nurse's heroic stance and her provocative facial expression

The nurse's informal hairstyle and her sheer sleeves

The small cross on the nurse's cap and the larger one on her dress

The nurse's outstretched arms and her steady gaze toward the viewer

Correct. The answer is d. The nurse in the image looks directly at the viewer, while her open, outstretched arms draw the viewer into the scene.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The nurse in the image looks directly at the viewer, while her open, outstretched arms draw the viewer into the scene.

Question 25.2

2. Which of these is an important difference between the way the central figure is portrayed in Third Red Cross Roll Call and The Spirit of America, Join (see Documents 25.1 and 25.2)?

The nurse in Third Red Cross Roll Call highlights the patriotic nature of medical service.

The nurse in Third Red Cross Roll Call is highly sexualized.

The nurse in The Spirit of America, Join has little connection to the traditional image of a nurse.

The nurse in The Spirit of America, Join highlights the international nature of the conflict.

Correct. The answer is c. The nurse in The Spirit of America, Join, would not be recognizable as a nurse if it were not for the small red cross on her cap.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The nurse in The Spirit of America, Join, would not be recognizable as a nurse if it were not for the small red cross on her cap.

Question 25.3

3. Unlike the other posters included in this exercise (see Documents 25.1, 25.2, and 25.4), The Prettiest Fashion (see Document 25.3) highlighted

the international nature of the conflict.

the femininity of nurses.

the place of nuns in the history of nursing.

the importance of medical training to effective nursing.

Correct. The answer is a. Unlike the other posters, which featured a single European nurse, The Prettiest Fashion included nurses from countries around the world.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Unlike the other posters, which featured a single European nurse, The Prettiest Fashion included nurses from countries around the world.

Question 25.4

4. What detail in Red Cross or Iron Cross? (see Document 25.4) was probably meant to suggest that the nurse's cruelty was consistent with German policy?

The nurse's official uniform

The quotation marks around the word "sister" in the poster text

The imploring gesture of the wounded soldier

The approving German officers in the background

Correct. The answer is d. The officers in the background make the point that the German military and government approved of the nurse's actions.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The officers in the background make the point that the German military and government approved of the nurse's actions.