Code Talker Quiz Chapters 1-9

Why is Kii Yazhi sent away from home as a boy?

• To go to the “white man’s school”.

• To go live with a different Navajo clan.

• To learn about his heritage at a traditional Navajo school.

• To visit his grandparents for the summer.

What is the relationship between the Navajo and the United States?

• The Navajo nation remained at war with the United States.

• The Navajo have a nation totally independent of the United States.

• The Navajo are allowed to live on their land but they must follow the laws of the US.

• The Navajo nation and the United States live respectfully as equal nations.

Which of the following are characteristics of the Navajo language?

• It is difficult to learn

• Navajo clans speak the language differently

• The Navajo language was heavily influenced by the English spoken by Americans

• Both A and B

Why were the Navajo children so upset that their long hair was cut off?

• The Navajo believed cutting your hair brought misfortune.

• They had spent years growing their hair, and it may never grow that long again.

• To represent their culture, the Navajo wore bright ribbons, which could not be done with short hair.

• They had never seen scissors before and they were afraid they would be injured.

What would happen to the Navajo children who spoke Navajo?

• They would be beaten with a stick

• They were kindly asked to speak only English

• They had their mouths washed out with soap

• Both a and c

What was Ned’s response to being told Navajo was not to be used?

• He never again spoke Navajo.

• He became determined to keep using it, which he secretly did.

• He used it in the open, defying his teachers.

• He was never told he could not use Navajo, he was only asked.

The demeaning treatment Ned received from the mission school teacher motivated him to...

• Become a teacher who would respect his Navajo students.

• Become a lawyer and fight for Navajo rights.

• Lead a student protest against the teachers.

• Quit school and return to his home.

How did the Navajo Tribal Council respond to threats to the US from Germany and Japan?

• They threatened to attack Japan if Japan attacked the US.

• They offered help to Japan in hopes the Japanese would free them from the US.

• They passed a resolution to support the US.

• They promised to remain neutral and not take sides.

How did Ned join the Marines?

• He was drafted.

• He first joined the Navajo army, which then merged with the Marines.

• He voluntarily enlisted.

• He never officially joined the Marines.

Before Ned joined the Marines, what did his parents insist he do?

• Commit that he would return to the Navajo community.

• Participate in a Navajo blessing ceremony.

• Swear his allegiance to the Navajo people.

• Agree that if he were killed in battle, his body would be buried it he Navajo tradition.