The Unbreakable Code Quiz

Who is the author of The Unbreakable Code?

• Sara Hoagland Hunter

• Dan Brown

• J.K. Rowling

• Stephen King

In which war is The Unbreakable Code set?

• World War II

• World War I

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

What is the name of the code used in The Unbreakable Code?

• Braille code

• Binary code

• Navajo code

• Morse code

Who were the code talkers in The Unbreakable Code?

• Sioux Native Americans

• Cherokee Native Americans

• Navajo Native Americans

• Apache Native Americans

What is the genre of The Unbreakable Code?

• historical-fiction

• mystery

• non-fiction

• science fiction

What is the significance of the code talkers in World War II?

• Code talkers were Native American soldiers who used their native languages to transmit coded messages during World War II.

• Code talkers were German soldiers who used their native languages to transmit coded messages during World War II.

• Code talkers were Japanese soldiers who used their native language to transmit coded messages during World War II.

• Code talkers were British soldiers who used their native languages to transmit coded messages during World War II.

Which of these statements about John’s grandfather is true?

• He wanted to go to Minnesota with his daughter and grandson.

• He spoke Navajo at boarding school even though he got punished.

• He did not want to leave school and join the Marines.

Why did the Navajos have to wear a blindfold when they were learning about radios?

• so no one would turn on a radio by accident

• so no one could see how the radios worked

• so they could fix them at night without light

• so they could work without speaking in English

Why didn’t Grandfather tell John about the fighting?

• The memories made him too sad.

• It happened too long ago.

• He wanted John to read about the war.

• The canyon was too noisy.

What was unusual about the Navajo language?

• It sounded just like the Japanese language.

• It had never been written down.

• It can be spoken very quietly.

• It was so musical that it confused the Japanese.