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Quiz about The Lady with the Lamp
Quiz about The Lady with the Lamp

The Lady with the Lamp Trivia Quiz


What! No quiz yet on Florence Nightingale? Check out some well known and not so well known factoids on this famous woman's life!

A multiple-choice quiz by Catamount. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Catamount
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
188,949
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3837
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 193 (8/10), Jasom (7/10), Guest 71 (0/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where was Florence Nightingale born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the name of her older sister? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What happened to Florence in 1837 (when she was 17 years old)? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Florence's parents were supportive of her wish to become a nurse.


Question 5 of 10
5. Florence became famous as "The Lady with the Lamp", looking after wounded British soldiers in which war? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following services did Florence NOT do for the soldiers? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was Florence Nightingale's greatest long-term achievement? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was Florence's best known work (published in 1860)? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. After the Crimean War ended, Florence was intermittently bed-ridden from 1857 until she died in 1910.


Question 10 of 10
10. Florence received many honours for her work. In 1907 she was the first woman to receive what? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where was Florence Nightingale born?

Answer: Italy

In Florence, actually, and she was named after the city of her birth. Her parents were on a two-year honeymoon all over Europe.
2. What was the name of her older sister?

Answer: Parthenope

Parthenope was born in Naples and, in keeping with the city-of-birth theme, was named after the ancient Greek name for the city.
3. What happened to Florence in 1837 (when she was 17 years old)?

Answer: She heard a call from God

Florence's parents were dedicated Unitarians, which explains her strong interest in science and her desire to improve the world around her. When she heard the call from God she wasn't sure what work she was supposed to do.
4. Florence's parents were supportive of her wish to become a nurse.

Answer: False

In mid-nineteenth century England nursing was not a job for respectable women. Nurses were usually poor, uneducated women whose job it was to run and fetch for the doctors, carry slops and roll bandages. Florence got her way anyway after she visited a Christian hospital and school for deaconesses in Germany. Her training period was three months.
5. Florence became famous as "The Lady with the Lamp", looking after wounded British soldiers in which war?

Answer: Crimean War

She is best known for this work, even though it was only a small part of her career. Her introduction of female nurses into military hospitals was the first of its kind. Her criticism of the appalling conditions in the hospitals caused the army surgeons to reject her at first. Only one in six soldiers died from war wounds, and the other five from diseases, mostly caused by poor hygiene. Florence used her society contacts to become a whistle blower and after much publicity she was given the task of introducing some rudimentary hygiene measures, which greatly reduced the mortality rate among the soldiers.
6. Which of the following services did Florence NOT do for the soldiers?

Answer: Took part in the decision making team on handing out decorations

The "Lady-in-Chief" was enormously popular both with the soldiers and the British public.
7. What was Florence Nightingale's greatest long-term achievement?

Answer: Making nursing a respectable profession

Florence established the Nightingale Training School for Nurses in 1860 at St. Thomas' Hospital. Probationers received one year of training, mostly practical but with some lectures.
8. What was Florence's best known work (published in 1860)?

Answer: Notes on Nursing

The booklet outlined for the first time what nursing as a separate profession should be. It is still in print today and even available on the net: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/nightingale/nursing/nursing.html
9. After the Crimean War ended, Florence was intermittently bed-ridden from 1857 until she died in 1910.

Answer: True

She was bedridden for most of the rest of her life. It used to be thought that she had a psychosomatic illness, but there is good evidence that she was a victim of a form of Brucellosis, possibly transmitted through goats' milk.
10. Florence received many honours for her work. In 1907 she was the first woman to receive what?

Answer: Order of Merit

Florence died at the age of 90, on Aug. 13, 1910. Even though some of her beliefs have been disproved by science, her contribution to nursing as an art and a science is invaluable. Her writings are still of interest to nurses and other health care professionals today.
Source: Author Catamount

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