Unit 5 Review

Jackie Robinson: Which of the following best describes a central idea within the text?

• Jackie Robinson was a once in a lifetime type of baseball player, and his kind

  hasn’t been seen in the sport since.

• Jackie Robinson was a once in a lifetime type of baseball player, which made it

  easy for the fans, coaches and team members to accept him.

• Jackie Robinson stood up against racism in many different ways in his life, and

  inspired others when he became the first African-American Major League

  Baseball player in modern times.

• Jackie Robinson stood up against racism in many different ways in his life, and

  was free from discrimination once he became the first African-American Major

  League Baseball player.

Jackie Robinson: Which of the following sections from the text provides the best evidence of Jackie

Robinson’s impact on the sport of baseball?

• “African-American fans flooded to Dodgers games, and even the general public

  and the press had a mostly positive view of the team’s newest addition.”

  (Paragraph 10)

• “The racism from other teams only united the Dodgers, however, and the team

  grew more accepting of him.” (Paragraph 11)

• Robinson was 36 and starting to feel the effects of his age. In 1956 he did not

  dominate the league as much as he used to, partially because of the adverse

  effects of the diabetes he suffered from.” (Paragraph 13)

• “Robinson also made important racial breakthroughs in the sports world. The

  first baseball player to break the color barrier in 60 years, he paved the way for

  many future African-American and minority athletes.” (Paragraph 15)

Jackie Robinson: How does paragraph 8 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?

• It highlights the struggles that Jackie Robinson faced by holding back his feelings

  about discrimination.

• It reveals Jackie Robinson’s willingness to enter a sport in which he knew he

  would suffer discrimination.

• It shows that Branch Rickey had little confidence in Jackie Robinson’s ability to

  excel in the Major Leagues.

• It explains how quickly Jackie Robinson's ability helped him advance from the

  Minor to the Major Leagues.

Jackie Robinson: What does the word “adverse” mean, as used in paragraph 13?

• to positively support

• to negatively prevent

• to completely prevent

• to completely support

Dolpins: Which of the following identifies Krulwich’s main claim in the text?

• Even though the minds of dolphins are mysterious, we should consider the

  possibility that they are as intelligent as humans.

• No matter how intelligent or unintelligent an animal is, they should not be used

  for the entertainment of humans.

• Dolphins represent the standard of intelligence that animals should reach to be

  considered emotionally similar to humans.

• Until people find a way to communicate with dolphins, they won’t be able to

  confirm if dolphins’ intelligence is similar to humans’ intelligence.

Dolphins: Which statement best describes the connection the author draws between animals’

intelligence and how humans treat them?

• Animals who are highly intelligent are considered better suited for tasks often

  completed by humans.

• Animals may be emotionally intelligent, but can’t comprehend the experiences

  of captivity or entertainment.

• Animals who have emotional intelligence are considered too similar to humans

  to participate in degrading tasks.

• Animals with high intelligence enjoy the challenge of completing tasks assigned

  to them in captivity.

Dolphins: Which quote from the text best supports, Animals who have emotional intelligence are considered too similar to humans

to participate in degrading tasks.

• “No leaping out of pools to catch balls, no jumping through hoops. Forcing

  dolphins to entertain humans, the ministry said, was morally unacceptable.”

  (Paragraph 2)

• “Big-brained animals almost certainly wouldn’t want to spend years lugging

  polyester-skinned mammals across shallow swimming pools six days a week,”

  (Paragraph 6)

• “dolphin brains are about ‘five times larger for their body size when compared

  to another animal of similar size,’” (Paragraph 12)

• “to dominate all the continents and to wipe out almost all the other large

  animals, we may have the faint suspicion that if they choose, dolphins could do

  likewise.” (Paragraph 14)

Greek Mythology: According to the article, what is the first main function of mythology?

• “answer the sort of awkward questions that children ask, such as “Who made

  the world? How will it end? Who was the first man? Where do souls go after

  death?...”

• To continue oral tradition to future generations

• To describe “a divine conflict as well as a human one.”

• To demonstrate “they could change themselves into animals and other things.”

Greek Mythology: According to the article, what is the second main function of mythology?

• To continue oral tradition to future generations

• To describe “a divine conflict as well as a human one.”

  d. “…to justify an existing social system and account for traditional rites and

  customs.”

• To demonstrate “they could change themselves into animals and other things.”

• To describe “a divine conflict as well as a human one.”

At the center of Greek mythology is the pantheon of deities who were said to live …

• Mount Sinai

• Mount Carmel

• Mount Rushmore

• Mount Olympus