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Navajo Code Talkers Quiz

Authored by Donna Ratchford

Social Studies

5th Grade

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Navajo Code Talkers Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?

A group of Navajo men who fought in World War I

A group of Navajo men who created an unbreakable code in World War II

A group of American soldiers who learned the Navajo language

A group of Japanese soldiers who intercepted American messages

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II?

To fight on the front lines

To decode Japanese messages

To create an unbreakable code for American military communications

To train American soldiers in military terminology

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who came up with the idea to use the Navajo language for military codes?

President Richard Nixon

A Japanese intelligence officer

Philip Johnston

Nathan Aaseng

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of using the Navajo code in the Pacific theater?

The Japanese were able to decode American messages

The war in the Pacific was drastically shortened

American troops lost more battles

The Navajo code was eventually cracked by the Japanese

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was National Code Talkers Day declared by Congress?

August 14, 1942

August 14, 1968

August 14, 1982

August 14, 1992

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many Navajo radio units worked around the clock during the first 48 hours on Iwo Jima?

Four

Five

Six

Seven

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