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- 1. Multiple ChoiceRoy Hawthorne attended school on a ___________ reservation.PuebloNavajoAztecPawnee
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe code talkers were a group of Navajos who served in the United States Marine Corps during which war?Civil WarWorld War IWorld War IIRevolutionary War
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe code talkers invented a code that was never broken by the enemy.TrueFalst
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the United States military use codes?To help put the airplanes in order.To help forecast the weather.To grade the soldiers on their success in the military.To make it difficult for the enemy to know their plans.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho came up with the idea to use the Navajo code in the war?Justin TimberlakeFranklin D. RooseveltPhilip JohnstonWoodrow Wilson
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe training course clashed with Navajo traditions because...the soldiers had to shave their heads.the soldiers had to look the instructors in the eyes.the soldiers had to wear military uniforms.all of the above.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the author include the sample of the Navajo dictionary in the selection?To help readers understand how the code worked.The author thought it was pretty.To help the enemies break the code.To show the reader how to spell Navajo.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe code word for the United States was ne-he-mah which means ___________ in Navajo.eaglemotherpresidentland
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow did the code talkers affect the outcome of the Battle of Iwo Jima?They sent more than 800 coded messages.They were captured and the code was discovered.They didn't help so the U.S. lost the battle.They got lost and didn't make it to the battle.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy didn't very many people know about the work of the code talkers?They all died in the war.The code wasn't successful so the military didn't want people to know about it.The U.S. military wanted to keep it a secret in case they needed to use the code again.No one remembered using the code because it wasn't important.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word reveal in Navajo Code Talkers?to make knownto realizeto share
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word reinforcements in Navajo Code Talkers?a person who forces someone to do somethingbars that give strength to buildingspeople sent to help others that are already working
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word intense in Navajo Code Talkers?scaryhappyextreme, very great, very strong
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word translate in Navajo Code Talkers?to not be on time to somethingto change from one language to anotherto move an object fro one place to another
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word exhausting in Navajo Code Talkers?when all resources are completely used upto cause someone to be extremely tiredthe smoke that comes from a car
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word reservation in Navajo Code Talkers?to hold a table at a restaurantto have doubts about somethingpublic land set aside for a group of people to live
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word headquarters in Navajo Code Talkers?place from which a commander sends out ordersa place that is the center of operationsthe different parts of a person's head
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word engineer in Navajo Code Talkers?a leader of soldiers in the militarya person skilled in designing and constructing engines and machinesa type of engine
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of advance in Navajo Code Talkers?to be better at a certain skill than someone elseto work slowlyahead of time or in front of
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word allies in Navajo Code Talkers?a sneaky frienda walkway behind a set of buildingsa group that is working together with another group
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of enemy in Navajo Code Talkers?a frienda person who is against someone or somethinga fighter
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word generations in Navajo Code Talkers?to be generatinggrandparentsgroup of people all living at the same time
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the word forbidden in Navajo Code Talkers?locked upnot allowed or bannedcausing trouble
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