Code Talkers Quiz

During World War II, who were Chester Nez and Roy Begay?

• Japanese soldiers

• boarding school teachers

• high school students

• U.S. Marines

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What word BEST describes the Navajo people’s history with the U.S. government?

• painful

• peaceful

• respectful

• trustful

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What sentences from the text best support the correct answer in question 2? Choose TWO.

• A. “. . . the U.S. made war on the Navajo and forced them off their lands.”

• B. “. . . U.S. officials also ordered that Native children be removed from their families . . .”

• C. “. . . the Marine Corps came to the reservation where the Navajo lived . . .”

• D. “Hundreds of Navajo men joined the Marines.”

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Why did American troops need a new code in 1942?

• The U.S. had just entered World War II.

• There weren’t enough Marines in the U.S. military.

• The Japanese military had cracked other American codes.

• The U.S. wanted Navajo people to be like other Americans.

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In the sentence “Before long, every crucial radio message in the Pacific was sent using the Navajo code,” the word crucial means very __________.

• A. easy

• B. important

• C. long

• D. funny

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Which sentence would be BEST to include in a summary of the article?

• Navajo Code Talkers helped the U.S. win WWII.

• The U.S. entered WWII in 1941.

• The Diné word for eggs meant bomb.

• Navajo Code Talkers served in Guadalcanal.

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How does the text feature “The Secret Code” at the top of page 8 help readers better understand the article?

• It provides a summary of the article.

• It highlights the main idea of the article.

• It gives a clue about the article's content.

• It lists the key points discussed in the article.

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What made their language, Diné, good for creating a secret code? Choose TWO.

• It was a widely spoken language.

• It had a complex grammar structure.

• It was an unwritten language with no alphabet.

• It was similar to other known languages.

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