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Challenges and Barriers

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Jackie Robinson break the color barrier?

a)

By taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947

b)

By becoming the first black judge on the U.S. Supreme Court.

c)

By becoming the first black general in the U.S. army

d)

I don't know

2.

Which of the following is not one of the 7 resiliences?

a)

Justice

b)

Independence

c)

Persistence

d)

Humor

3.

What does the word resilience mean?

a)

an obstacle that blocks a person from achieving a goal

b)

a difficult task

c)

being able to bounce back from frustrations or setbacks

d)

being organized

4.

Ruby Bridges was the first black child to

a)

sit with white children on a bus

b)

visit the Supreme Court

c)

skip first grade

d)

integrate an all-white elementary school by herself

5.

What is it called when students of all colors can go to school together?

a)

segregation

b)

separation

c)

integration

d)

testing

6.

Even though the mob yelled mean things at Ruby, she didn't give up. This shows that Ruby was

a)

friendly and had great humor

b)

brave and persistent

c)

cowardly and kind

d)

greedy and insightful

7.

Ruby's teacher Mrs. Henry

a)

refused to teach Ruby at school

b)

stood with the mob and yelled

c)

taught Ruby every subject by herself for months

d)

only taught Ruby math

8.

"Calling upon his own resourcefulness, Matthew Henson found a job as a dishwasher. Which resilience does this show?

a)

Humor

b)

Initiative

c)

Morality

d)

Excellence

9.

Which individual became an important person in Matthew Henson's life on the expedition to the North Pole?

a)

Captain Childs

b)

Dr. Cook

c)

Robert Peary

d)

None of the above

10.

Why was Henson's contributions to the expedition not recognized at first?

a)

Because he was not really a member of the expedition

b)

Because he joined the latest

c)

Because Dr. Cook lied on him

d)

Because he was Black

11.

The name of our MYP Unit is

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Matthew Henson

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Challenges and Barriers