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WorksheetsThe Noble Experiment Vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Branch Ricky ______ planned a cover story that would make the world believe he was putting a new Negro league together.
a)
ultimate
b)
shrewdly
c)
insinuated
d)
speculate
2.
At first, Robinson was ____ of Branch Rickey's plans to have him play for the Brooklyn National League Club.
a)
cynical
b)
noble
c)
believing
d)
sneering
3.
Many newspaper reporters began _____ about Branch Rickey's plans, but they were wrong.
a)
disbelieving
b)
thinking
c)
taunting
d)
speculating
4.
Many black people felt ____ toward the promises of white people. They doubted their intentions.
a)
hope
b)
incredulous
c)
noble
d)
shrewdly
5.
Some ballplayers and fans would ____ Robinson and try to make him angry.
a)
strike
b)
force
c)
taunt
d)
insinuate
6.
Robinson had the guts not to ____.
a)
speculate
b)
taunt
c)
integrate
d)
retaliate
7.
Branch Rickey's goal was to ___ major league teams. He wanted to join the black and white baseball teams.
a)
integrate
b)
segregate
c)
taunt
d)
split
8.
Sportswriters would write a wild ____ about Robinson's character in order to insult him.
a)
eloquence
b)
insinuation
c)
guess
d)
reaction
9.
Branch Rickey spoke to his directors with ____, and he was given permission to bring blacks into baseball.
a)
noble
b)
decisiveness
c)
retaliation
d)
eloquence
10.
The ___ goal was to ensure the success of the "noble experiment."
a)
noble
b)
incredulous
c)
ultimate
d)
clever
11.
When other players insulted Robinson, he acted in a ____ manner.
a)
clever
b)
cynical
c)
vain
d)
noble
12.
Although Robinson accepted Rickey's offer, he did so _____.
a)
in vain
b)
ultimately
c)
shrewdly
d)
wisely
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