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Navajo Code Talkers Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What branch of the military recruited the Navajo to be code talkers during WWII?

a)

Navy

b)

Airforce

c)

Marines

d)

Army

2.

Who suggested that Navajo be used for a code?

a)

FDR

b)

Clyde Tinley

c)

Louisa May Alcott

d)

Philip Johnston

3.

Why was Navajo great for a code? Check all that apply.

a)

It was not a written language.

b)

It was complex

c)

It had an easily accessible dictionary.

d)

It was easy to learn.

4.

How many Navajo men created the code?

a)

29

b)

30

c)

31

d)

32

5.

How many Navajo men total became Code Talkers?

a)

152

b)

258

c)

350

d)

400

6.

How long did it take the Navajo Code Talkers to send a message?

a)

Seconds

b)

Minutes

c)

Hours

7.

Nearly 800 messages were sent by the Code Talkers at Iwo Jima with ___________ mistakes.

a)

10

b)

8

c)

4

d)

0

8.

When was the work of the Code Talkers declassified?

a)

1964

b)

1966

c)

1968

d)

1970

9.

When did President George W. Bush present the Code Talkers with a Congressional Medal?

a)

2000

b)

2001

c)

2002

d)

2003

10.

Without the Navajo Code Talkers, the US would NOT have won the war in the Pacific.

a)

True

b)

False