Unit 3.1 The Unbreakable Code Quiz (Part 1)

John's Grandfather tells him about the unbreakable code.

What is the unbreakable code? (Page 225)

• It's the Navajo language.

• It's a special code made by Japanese soldiers.

• It's a series of dots and dashes called Morse Code.

Where did Grandfather have to go when he was five years old? (Page 225)

• He had to go to a government boarding school.

• He had to go into the Army.

• He had to go work on a horse farm.

When Grandfather went to the boarding school, what happened to him? (Page 226)

• He was given an English name, had his hair cut off, and had to stop speaking his native language.

• He learned how to speak Navajo and about Native American traditions.

• He became hurt and had to spend most of his time in the hospital.

When Grandfather was in the 10th grade, what did he decide to do? (Page 226)

• He decided to volunteer to join the Marines.

• He decided to become a teacher of the Navajo language.

• He decided to quit school and move back to live with his family.

How was it possible for Grandfather to join the Marines at such a young age? (Page 228)

• The reservation didn't keep birth records (they didn't know his real age).

• The Marines felt sorry for him and let him join anyway.

• He lied and told the Marines he was 35 years old.

How did Grandfather feel when he joined the Marines? (Page 228)

• He felt scared because he didn't know where he was going or what his special mission was.

• He felt very confident because he was a Navajo.

• He felt angry that he had to work so hard.

What happened after Grandfather and his platoon were bused to a new Marine camp in San Diego? (Page 228)

• They learned that they would be part of a top secret mission to help fight the Japanese.

• They learned that they were being punished for not following orders.

• They learned that they would teach the Navajo language to other Marines.

Why did the government think the Navajo language might be a secret weapon? (Page 229)

• Only a few outsiders had learned it.

• The language had never been written down.

• There was no alphabet for the Japanese to discover and decode.

• The Navajo language was very common and almost everyone knew how to speak it.

What did Grandfather and his platoon have to code into the Navajo language? (Page 229)

• They were given a list of more than two hundred military terms.

• They were given the 26 letters in the English alphabet.

• They had to change the Navajo language into the Japanese language.