Code Talkers 1- 12

True or False: Boot Camp was easy for the Indian recruits.

• True - the drills were similar experiences to what Indians have always done.
• True - the drill instructors felt sorry for the Navajo.
• False - it was extremely difficult because the Indians were bullied.
• False - Navajo life was very easy, so they were not used to working this hard.

When learning the code, Ned and the other Navajo were asked to:

• Create a code only they would know.
• Listen to the Navajo word, and write it in English.
• Keep a notebook with all of the code words.
• Speak only in Navajo.

Why were the families of the Navajo Marines worried about them?

• They were afraid the Marines would harm them.

• They had not heard from their sons since they had left.

• The letters they had written to their sons had been returned.

• They were not allowed to visit their sons in boot camp.

Ned was not surprised none of the Navajos washed out of boot camp because ...

• he believed Navajos were superior to the other Marines.

• he and the Navajos were used to cheating to get what they wanted.

• the Navajos were used to the work associated with boot camp.

• boot camp was much harder than he had expected.

What ceremony was performed on Ned that would provide safety to him?

• Communion ceremony

• Baptismal ceremony

• Blessingway ceremony

• Dinas' ceremony

Ned's feelings the next day after the ceremony conveys...

• the important of peace and balance within a Navajo.

• the belief of ceremonies to survive the day.

• the need for ceremonies whenever possible.

• the significance of pollen and its potency.

How did the first day of boot camp compare to the first day of school?

• The Navajos were treated unfairly.

• The Navajos had their heads shaved and were given a uniform to wear.

• The other Marines treated them poorly.

• The other Marines laughed at them.

What did Ned learn about white men during boot camp?

• White men were mean to Navajos.

• White men were more intelligent than Navajos.

• White men were no different than anyone else.

• White men knew everything.

Why did a new code need to be created?

• The Japanese had broken all the other codes used by the United States.

• The government realized they needed a new code when they went against Germany.

• The new code could be used by every branch of the military.

• The government realized the Germans had broken all of their other codes.

What can you infer from, "The lives of many men will depend on your messages"?

• Winning or losing the War would be the sole responsibility of the code talkers.

• The defeat of the Germans would depend on the messages sent and received by the code talkers.

• If the Navajos did not send or receive the correct messages every time, lives would be lost.

• The messages sent by the Navajos needed to be accurate most of the time.