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What do you remember about these revolutionary women?
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1
At the end of the war, _____ of the ENTIRE Japanese warships & merchant ships were sunk.
2/3
1/4
1/3
1/2
2
What favorite vacation spot of many was called "torpedo alley" because of German uboats?"
South Carolina Outer Banks
Florida Key West
North Carolina Outer Banks
What is a vacation spot?
3
If an island was going to fall to the Japanese, who were the ones saved first?
those who bribed with the most money
officers
no one was saved
the code breaking team
4
What is this?
typewriter
something my grandma has
a color dye machine
Machine that broke the highest security Japanese code
5
The code breakers sent information so that Matsu (Jap. sub) was destroyed as it carried..(+1)
flu virus
opium
nothing- it wasn't important
2 tons of gold bars
6
The best code breakers were, according to the officials, (+1)
willing to live with inconveniences
those who wanted to earn a good income
school teachers
dependable and mature
7
Which are actual quotes officers said about the very first female code breaker- Agnes Driscoll?
She looked like a witch in her early 70s.
There wasn't an officer with guts to say boo to that gal.
I am convinced that she moved from beautiful woman to a hag.
2 cronies helped her; both were mediocre office clerks.
8
If the public asked what job you did, you were to say... (+1)
emptied trash cans
sharpened pencils
solved complex problems
sat on commander's laps
9
In 1944, how many water transport messages were the women trying to decipher PER MONTH?
30
3,000
30,000
300
10
When Tokyo sent the surrender message, who was the first to read it?
The President of the United States
it wasn't sent as code; a call was made to the President
The Japanese ambassador in Switzerland
the women code breakers at Arlington Hall
11
Who do you identify with the most? Your feelings about this picture....
Yes, for higher pay & place to sleep NOT in the horse barn.
I would've been the perfect housewife & never taken the job.
This is so me! I would have loved this job!
Yes to adventure! But upon seeing this, back to teaching!
12
The person who broke this code was awarded...
$2,000 and a promotion to lieutenant
$300 and promotion to clerk
$1,000 and a promotion to officer
$3,000 and promotion to sergeant
13
The first women picked for code breaking went to a private interview & were asked 2 questions.
Do you like math? How old are you?
Do you like crossword puzzles? Are you engaged?
Do you like to travel? Do you want to learn?
Are you intelligent? Are you rich?
14
The Navy women code breakers had a big party when they broke a code that led to ... (2 answers)
the itinerary of the top Japanese naval commander
a fighter plane battle & killed the architect of PearlHarbor
gave them medals for bravery & earning them a bonus
solving the hardest New York Times crossword puzzle
15
So many ships were sunk, ___ of Jap. soldiers died from starving or lack of medical supplies.
1/2
2/3
1/3
1/4
16
Arlington Hall decided they needed to hire Southern women, and to do this they needed... (2)
young, handsome Army boys to find barefooted, WV girls
good looking Officers to be recruiters-women were man crazy
to offer bonuses
to provide the best amenities
17
When the "pride of the bombe project" (German code breaking machine) women arrived in Wash DC..
they were viewed as heroes because of the invention
top military officers were waiting for them
they were given first class hotel reservations
sailors made them wash windows as they jeered at them
18
The most difficult & secretive Japanese code was called the...
orange code
purple code
green code
*@##@* code
