WorksheetsCinderella Man - setting and outset
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Cinderella Man is ....
lightweight boxer James Kirk
lightweight boxer Jim Braddock
middleweight boxer James Toney
heavyweight boxer Jim Braddock
The story begins in ....
New York 1920's
New York 1940's
Los Angeles 1920's
Houston 1940's
The story starts auspiciously for Jim Braddock. Who is he at the outset of the story?
He's a has-been.
He's a successful boxer.
He's a successful businessman.
He's an average fighter.
Where is Jim Braddock fighting on Nov 30 1928, when the story begins?
Yankee Stadium, New York
The MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Madison Square Garden, New York
Jersey City Armory
It's 1928, US economy is going great and President _______ thinks the good times will never end.
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
James Garfield
What happens in the US in October 1929?
They elect a new president.
There is a huge earthquake that destroys a vast area.
The whole system crashes.
They invent penicillin.
What happens to Jim Braddock after the 1929 crash?
He wins a world championship.
He becomes incapacitated and unable to fight again.
He gets killed in a fight.
He loses all his money and experiences bad luck in his professional life.
Who is Mae and what is she like? Choose two alternatives.
A businesswoman who helps Jim Braddock.
A strong woman who has a voice when a lot of women don't.
Jim Braddock's wife.
Jim Braddock's mother.
Who is Jim Braddock's manager?
Mike Wilson
Joe Gould
John Henry Lewis
Jimmy Johnston
What is the story of Cinderella Man about? Choose three alternatives.
The World Boxing Council.
A family who stays together through hard times.
A man who fights for what he loves and believes in.
Working hard, being resilient and overcoming difficulties.
