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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first team Jackie played for?
BEFORE DODGERSBrooklyn, DodgersAtlanta, BravesN.Y MetsKansas City Monarchs - 2. Multiple ChoiceRickey needed an excellent player that wouldn't retaliate to the hate but still played with:AngerHigh SpiritMistrustSuspense
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy couldn't Jackie play in the major leagues?He was African AmericanBaseball was segregatedHe wasn't good enoughBoth A and B
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy is Jackie famous?He's a great baseball player.He played four sports.He was very fast.He was the first African American in the Major Leagues.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Jackie's number?42244412
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the major league team that Jackie played on?Brooklyn DodgersN.Y. MetsAtlanta BravesLA Dodgers
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Branch Rickey hire Jackie?He was a good baseball playerHe wanted the best players no matter what color they wereHe was brave enough not to fight back.All of the above
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Branch Rickey WANT to integrate baseball?To make moneyTo make the headlines in the newspapersTo create justice for people of colorTo gain fans
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe special player Branch Rickey chose to break the color barrier must be ready for..racism and name-callinglots of money and fameadoring fansmaking new friends
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat lie did Branch Rickey tell in order to keep his noble experiment a secret?He said he was hiring Sam JethroeHe said he was writing a baseball storyHe said he was hiring a black baseball playerHe said he was starting a new Negro League
- 11. Multiple ChoiceTo get revenge on someone means to...IntegrateRetaliateTauntShrewdly
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTo speak ELOQUENTLY means that someone is speaking very...speaking well and effectivelyshylyloud and boastfulhappily and merrily
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe act of saying something bad or insulting in an indirect way means to:shrewdlyretaliationinsinuatespeculate
- 14. Multiple ChoiceTo make fun of someone means:camouflagedisillusionmentinsinuatetaunt
- 15. Multiple Choice"Shrewdly" means...wisely, in a clever wayrude and forcefullyjoyfulworried and hurriedly
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIf I am trying to disguise something and hide it, I am needing to...retaliatespeculatecamouflageinsinuate
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA disappointment and loss of hope means someone is feeling...taunteddisillusionmentcapitalizedintegrated
- 18. Multiple ChoiceTo "Speculate" means to...get revenge or get eventake advantage of someone or some situationspeak or write very wellthink about something and make guesses about it with little information
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIn "The Noble Experiment", the whole point of the "experiment" was to do what to baseball?segregate itintegrate ittaunt itinsinuate it
- 20. Multiple ChoiceTo take advantage or someone or some situation means to...capitalizeeloquencecamouflagedisillusionment
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