Figurative Language and Code Talkers Quiz

Which of the following options best summarizes the purpose of 'The Navajo Code Talkers'?

• To explain the complexities of WWII.

• To illustrate the Navajo Code Talkers’ important role in WWII.

• To convince the reader that the military should do more to honor the Navajo Code Talkers.

• To teach the reader the importance of codes in wartime.

What is the purpose of the metaphor in this line? 'Essentially, they were both the lock and the key when it came to U.S. military communication.'

• It demonstrates that the Code Talkers were complicated people.

• It reminds readers that the Code Talkers’ code was top secret.

• It explains that Code Talkers not only created and used a code, but they also decoded messages from the enemy.

• It points out that the Code Talkers both developed a code (they locked up the messages) and translated this code (they were the key to understanding the messages).

What type of figurative language is used in this line? '. . . these methods are constantly changing as technology seeks to improve.'

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Personification

Which text structure does this line from 'The Navajo Code Talkers' demonstrate? 'During a war, if the enemy can intercept and understand military communications, they can gain valuable information about troop movements, plans, and other details that could give them an advantage in a war. A key to avoiding this situation is to encode messages.'

• Chronology

• Problem-solution

• Description

• Sequence

What is the purpose of the footnotes in 'The Navajo Code Talkers'?

• They explain terms that readers must know in order to fully understand the passage.

• They remind readers that this article is about the role of Navajo people in the Allies’ cause.

• They encourage the reader to more deeply analyze the topics of the article.

• They offer the reader extra information in case they want to know more about the topics discussed in the article.

What is the definition of 'intercept' as it is used in the context of the first paragraph in 'The Navajo Code Talkers'?

• Understand

• Secretly receive

• Destroy

• Slow down

Which of the following options best summarizes the purpose of 'The Cree Code Talkers'?

• To explain why Cree soldiers chose to serve in WWII.

• To highlight the importance of the Cree language in Canada and around the world.

• To teach readers about the largely unrecognized contributions of the Cree Code Talkers in WWII.

• To illustrate Canada’s role in WWII.

The line '. . . the Cree Code Talkers were also as brave as lions' ('The Cree Code Talkers,' paragraph 4) contains which type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Allusion

What is the purpose of the allusion in paragraph 4 of 'The Cree Code Talkers' ('the sword of Damocles')?

• It illustrates to readers that war is a necessary evil.

• It shows that the Code Talkers were skilled with swords in battle.

• It highlights the intelligence required of the Code Talkers in designing and using their code.

• It emphasizes that the Code Talkers performed their work under very dangerous circumstances.

Which of the following is true of both 'The Navajo Code Talkers' and 'The Cree Code Talkers'?

• Both articles focus on an individual Code Talker’s efforts in WWII.

• Both articles are doubtful about how much Code Talkers helped in WWII.

• Both articles have an admiring attitude toward Code Talkers.

• Both articles have a negative attitude toward Code Talkers.