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Jackie Robinson

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Capitalize:

a)

take advantage of

b)

to believe

c)

take a stance against

d)

honor

2.

Disillusionment

a)

discovering the truth; disappointed

b)

saying "no"

c)

to be tricked

d)

getting together

3.

Eloquence

a)

strong speaking/writing

b)

dressing nicely

c)

sharp-minded

d)

dim-witted

4.

Insinuate

a)

to hint at in a sly way

b)

a natural chemical in the blood that balances sugar

c)

to accuse in a blunt way

5.

Integrate

a)

bring together people of different races/backgrounds

b)

separate people

c)

solve a problem

6.

Retaliate

a)

forget about something

b)

take revenge

c)

to say "yes"

d)

try to obtain something

7.

Shrewd

a)

witty; sharp-minded

b)

dim-witted

c)

arrogant

d)

rude

8.

Speculate

a)

guess

b)

to know for certain

c)

to be unfair

d)

unknowing

9.

Taunt

a)

slack

b)

tight

c)

insult or tease

d)

to be fair

10.

cynical means:

a)

friendly

b)

doubtful

c)

trusting

d)

forgetful

11.

Branch Rickey _______ disguised his plans when searching for Jackie Robinson.

a)

shrewdly

b)

taunt

c)

capitalize

12.

Robinson would not be able to ________ when facing harassment in the MLB.

a)

retaliate

b)

capitalize

c)

disillusion

d)

speculate

13.

By adding Jackie to his team, Branch Rickey hoped to begin ________ the MLB

a)

integrating

b)

segregating

c)

insinuating

14.

Jackie Robinson was thought by some to be a "racial agitator" at UCLA.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Why did Branch conduct a thorough background investigation of Jackie Robinson?

a)

standard procedure for all players

b)

to see who his parents were

c)

they needed a man who didn't have a shady past

16.

Why did Jackie feel doubtful of MLB owners?

a)

he hadn't been given a fair tryout by the MLB

b)

he was secretly afraid to play in the MLB

c)

he knew they were all racist