Code Talker Quiz 3 Chapters 17-22

How did Ned get to shore for the first battle.

• a.He was taken from a ship to the beach in an “alligator” boat.

• b.He was dropped off at a dock.

• c.He swam from the boat to the beach.

• d.He made a short jump from the helicopter.

Why were the Marines instructed not to take anything the Japanese had abandoned?

• a.It was a show of weakness to need things from the enemy.

• b.The Japanese had booby-trapped many of the items.

• c.It was possible to get malaria from the items left behind by the Japanese.

• d.It was disrespectful to take things from soldiers who may have died in combat.

The area of the first battles against the Japanese could be described as...

• a.Uncomfortable hot and humid.

• b.Cool but comfortable

• c.Bitterly cold

• d.Sunny, warm and pleasant

The battle for Bougainville ended when...

• a.A peace agreement was reached between Japan and the USA

• b.The local people demanded the fighting stop, so the Marines left the island.

• c.The Japanese won the battle, and the Marines retreated back to their boats.

• d.The Marines defeated the Japanese, who left the island.

How did Ned prove his worth to his commanding officers?

• a.He looked similar to many Japanese soldiers, so he was able to spy on the enemy.

• b.He was able to pass a coded message over the radio that convinced the Americans to stop bombing their own troops.

• c.Not only did he know codes, it turned out he was a great military strategist.

• d.All of the above.

What was ironic (the opposite of what would be expected) about the Commanding General’s description of the Navajo soldiers?

• a.He wrote the Navajo were great Americans, when they really were not Americans at all.

• b.He wrote that the Navajo were great fighters, when really they only sent codes.

• c.He wrote that the Navajo were intelligent, hard working and easily taught, while they had all been told at school that they were dumb, lazy and could not learn.

• d. He wrote the Navajo were intelligent, hard working and easily taught, when in reality they did no fighting, struggled to learn basic things and did not try to be helpful.

Which of the following actions show that Ned respects other cultures.

• a.He read about every island before he was deployed there, to learn as much as he could.

• b.He spent time with the native people of the Solomon Islands.

• c.He was more bothered about the Japanese mistreating the local population than the fact that the Japanese were trying to kill him.

• d.All of the above.

How did Charlie Begay come back from the dead?

• a.His friends found him and thought he was dead. He was actually only injured.

• b.The Navajo soldiers conducted an ancient ceremony and his spirit was raised to heaven.

• c.What happened to him was told for generations, so his story lived on.

• d.He was found by his friends but he was unresponsive. They performed CPR and saved him.

Why do Marines like to have old vehicles to support them in battle?

• a.When an old vehicle is lost, no one cares.

• b.Old vehicles do not have to be taken care of at all.

• c.Old vehicles are like Marines, “Patched up, dropped somewhere, and told to do the best they could.

• d.Old vehicles need to be replaced more quickly, so they will soon get new vehicles.

How did Ned get a “little vacation”?

• a.He won a contest.

• b.All the Code Talkers were given a vacation as a show of thanks.

• c.He snuck away from the Marines to go home, but when he got to Hawaii he changed his mind.

• d.He was shot by a sniper and got a chance to recuperate in Hawaii.