Amelia Earhart

What was Amelia Earhart trying to prove to the world?

• Women are better than men.

• Men are better than women.

• That women should have the same rights and be treated the same as men.

• Men and women will have close rights and women will be able to fly

Why did Amelia Earhart want to change the way society thinks about women?

• Just for the fun of it.

• Amelia Earhart just wanted to be famous.

• She believed in equality and wanted women to come together and stand up for themselves.

• None of the above.

Amelia Earhart is a ROLE MODEL because she worked hard to follow her dreams. What is a ROLE MODEL?

• a pilot who performs tricks.

• A scientist who builds planes.

• A person who guides the route of a plane.

• A person who sets examples for others.

What color was Amelia Earhart's plane when she flew by herself across the Atlantic?

• red

• yellow

• blue

Scientists developed a computer program to further study the bones from Nikumaroro. It compared the measurements of the bones with Earhart's measurements. Information about Earhart's measurements came from photographs and her licenses. Which answer choice could accurately complete the summary?

• The study has taken scientists 76 years to complete.

• The study determined that Earhart was a taller-than-average woman.

• The study found great similarity between the bones and Earhart's measurements.

• The study made many people interested in the mystery of Earhart's disappearance.

One MAIN idea of the article is that new information from a study suggests that bones found on Nikumaroro belong to Earhart. What is another MAIN idea of the article?

• Scientists and historians have been trying to definitely solve the mystery of Earhart's death for many years.

• The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery has studied the bones found on Nikumaroro.

• Forensic bone study has advanced greatly since it was first developed and practiced.

• The bones on Nikumaroro were found by a British group that was exploring the Pacific island.

Why did forensic expert Jeff Glickman say that some people might question his findings?

• because a photo that Glickman published showing Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, in the Marshall Islands was disproven by a blogger

• because the bones had been thrown away years ago after Dr. D.W. Hoodless studied them, and Glickman was doubtful about his own results

• because the History Channel aired a program that included a photograph suggesting that Earhart died in Japan, which contradicted Glickman's theory

• because Glickman made an educated guess that Earhart's upper arm bone matched the Nikumaroro bones, which was based on 76-year-old medical notes

Amelia was the first woman to fly alone across the...

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Dead Sea

Her plane vanished over which ocean in 1937?

• Indian

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Dead Sea

One theory on what happened to Amelia Earhart is that she crashed in the Marshall Islands and were captured by the French. The French thought she and her navigator, Fred Noonan were American Spies. It is thought that they were tortured and died there.

• True

• False