Quiz for Document Project 28: Vera Brittain: Calling Young Women to War

1. Question

   Which details of Third Red Cross Roll Call (see Document 28.1) suggest that the artist sought to establish a personal connection between the viewer and the nurse featured in the image?

   A.

   The nurse’s heroic stance and her provocative facial expression

   B.

   The nurse’s informal hairstyle and her sheer sleeves

   C.

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

   D.

   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.

   Which details of Third Red Cross Roll Call (see Document 28.1) suggest that the artist sought to establish a personal connection between the viewer and the nurse featured in the image?

2. Question

   Which of the following is an important difference between the way the central figure is portrayed in Third Red Cross Roll Call (see Document 28.1) and The Spirit of America, Join (see Document 28.2)?

   A.

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

   B.

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

   C.

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

   D.

   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.

   Which of the following is an important difference between the way the central figure is portrayed in Third Red Cross Roll Call (see Document 28.1) and The Spirit of America, Join (see Document 28.2)?

3. Question

   Unlike the other posters included in this exercise (see Document 28.1, Document 28.2, and Document 28.4), The Prettiest Fashion (see Document 28.3) highlighted

   A.

   the international nature of the conflict.

   B.

   the femininity of nurses.

   C.

   the place of nuns in the history of nursing.

   D.

   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.

   Unlike the other posters included in this exercise (see Document 28.1, Document 28.2, and Document 28.4), The Prettiest Fashion (see Document 28.3) highlighted

4. Question

   What detail in Red Cross or Iron Cross? (see Document 28.4) was likely meant to suggest that the nurse’s cruelty was consistent with German policy?

   A.

   The nurse’s official uniform

   B.

   The quotation marks around the word “sister” in the poster text

   C.

   The imploring gesture of the wounded soldier

   D.

   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.

   What detail in Red Cross or Iron Cross? (see Document 28.4) was likely meant to suggest that the nurse’s cruelty was consistent with German policy?