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angelia marie m. tioseco.

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

do you say polite words

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

never

d)

maybe

2.

Roberto Clemente was born in...

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

Honduras

3.

As a child, Clemente worked for years to save up to buy a...

a)

A baseball bat

b)

A horse

c)

A bicycle

d)

A ticket to see the Yankees

4.

Roberto Clemente was born in...

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

Honduras

5.

In addition to baseball, Clemente was an outstanding at..

a)

basketball

b)

track and field

c)

lacrosse

d)

football

6.

Roberto Clemente was born in...

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

Honduras

7.

As a child, Clemente worked for years to save up to buy a...

a)

A baseball bat

b)

A horse

c)

A bicycle

d)

A ticket to see the Yankees

8.

In addition to baseball, Clemente was an outstanding at..

a)

basketball

b)

track and field

c)

lacrosse

d)

football

9.

The biggest obstacle he faced in signing with the Dodgers was...

a)

size

b)

location

c)

ability

d)

age

10.

The other team that was most interested in signing Clemente to his first contract was...

a)

Brooklyn Dogers

b)

New York Yankees

c)

Milwaukee Braves

d)

Pittsburgh Pirates

11.

As a child, when baseballs were not available, Clemente used...

a)

wadded up magazines

b)

rocks

c)

peaches

d)

old shoes

12.

During the 1972 season, Roberto Clemente hit what great achievement?

a)

1000 hits

b)

2000 hits

c)

3000 hits

d)

4000 hits

13.

Roberto Clemente tried to help earthquake victims of which country?

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Panama

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Uruguay

14.

Roberto Clemente died from...

a)

the flu

b)

car accident

c)

train accident

d)

plane crash

15.

Roberto Clemente was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame a few weeks after his death. Normally, players have to wait how many years after retirement/death?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

10

d)

5

16.

When asked, Roberto Clemente felt his greatest achievement was:

a)

World Series Championship

b)

Equality for Latin American and African American Players

c)

3000 hits

d)

MVP status

17.

Pittsburgh honored Clemente by doing what?

a)

Naming a bridge after him

b)

Retiring his number

c)

Making a statue of his likeness

d)

All of these

18.

1. Roberto Clemente became discouraged by his first encounters with racism. In northern cities, all the players stayed in the same hotel, but when they played in the south Roberto and non-white players had to…

a)

sleep on separate but equal floors

b)

stay at a separate hotel and were not allowed to eat in public restaurants

c)

stay at a hotel in a separate part of town and eat their meals in segregated restaurants

d)

sit on the bench. They were only allowed to play in northern cities.

19.

1. Although Pittsburgh was not an officially segregated city, Roberto encountered segregation problems there. In 1955, most blacks lived in which Pittsburgh neighborhood?

a)

Bloomfield (Little Italy)

b)

The Southside

c)

The Hill District

d)

East Liberty

20.

Roberto’s teammates would call him names, insult his heritage, and mock his accent. How did he react to these injustices?

a)

He would not stand up for himself out of fear of being kicked off the team

b)

He would insult them back

c)

He would go to his coaches, but his coaches rarely believed him

d)

He would identify and comment on the injustices, even when other black players warned him to be quiet

21.

In 1970, Roberto Celemente was honored with an event his name. The following best describes Roberto Clemente Night:

a)

Over 43,000 fans attended, including hundreds of Puerto Ricans and officials from Roberto’s home city of Carolina

b)

It shone a spotlight on the accomplishments of a great ball player and a man who always represents his family and his heritage with dignity and grace

c)

It was held at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh

d)

All of the above

22.

when alia was a kid what did she do

a)

play

b)

hurt

c)

bite

d)

behave listen and read.

23.

When Clemente played for the Montreal Royals he was very lonely. The citizens of Montreal spoke French, his teammates spoke English, but Clemente’s native language was…

a)

Latin

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

French