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Code Talker Ch 1-15

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A hogan is a _.

a)

forest

b)

home

c)

helmet

d)

ceremony

2.

Ned's Navajo name, which means little boy, is _.

a)

Nihima

b)

Kii Yazhi

c)

Yaat eeh

d)

bilagaanaa

3.

What led the Americans to declare war on the Navajo?

a)

The Navajo would not stop raiding the Mexicans.

b)

The Mexicans would not stop raiding the Navajo.

c)

The Americans could not understand Navajo language or culture.

d)

All of these.

4.

Jim Thorpe was _.

a)

a white teacher at the mission school

b)

a Navajo translator at the mission school

c)

Ned's classmate

d)

a famous Native American athlete

5.

What was better about high school, according to Ned?

a)

the education

b)

the sports

c)

the distance from home

d)

the education and the distance from home

6.

Ned's parents wanted him to receive the Blessingway Ceremony because _.

a)

they believed it would make him physically stronger

b)

they believed it would keep him safe

c)

they believed it would calm his nerves

7.

The biggest challenge for Navajo recruits was _.

a)

going for long periods of time without water

b)

swimming

c)

physical demands

d)

communicating with white recruits

8.

Ned keeps a pollen pouch with him throughout the war because _.

a)

it keeps him balanced

b)

it can serve as nourishment in times of need

c)

it can serve as a healing ointment in times of need

d)

none of these

9.

Which of the following words best describes the relationship between Navajo Marines and non-Indian marines at Camp Elliot?

a)

enemies

b)

comrades

c)

competitors

d)

strangers

10.

Which of the following were NOT a danger to the Marines on the island?

a)

crocodiles

b)

spiders

c)

coyotes

d)

centipedes

11.

The four things that the mission schools took away from the children were _, _, _, and _.

a)

clothing

b)

language

c)

hair

d)

name

e)

citizenship

12.

What country did Ned write about in school?

a)

China

b)

Asia

c)

Japan

d)

Philippines

13.

The Navajo word for "ant" was used as code for "_".

a)

the English letter "A"

b)

ammunition

c)

convoy

d)

attack

14.

The Navajo word for "potato" was code for "_".

a)

bomb

b)

grenade

c)

food

15.

Navajo recruits found Marine training to be difficult because of the physical demands.

a)

true

b)

false