WorksheetsUnbroken Ch 1-5
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
In what year does Chapter 1 begin?
1929
1926
1939
1949
How old was Louis Zamperini at the beginning of Chapter 1 ?
15
8
10
12
From what country did Louis Zamperini 's family immigrate?
Germany
Spain
Montenegro
Italy
How was Louis Zamperini as a child?
He was a quiet and a loner.
He was the clown of the class.
He was quiet, but friendly.
He was a troublemaker.
What was the name of Louis Zamperini 's older brother?
Harry
Pete
Charles
Roger
What did the principal of Louis Zamperini 's school forbid him to do in Chapter 2?
Date.
Attend Math 201.
Join clubs or sports teams.
Go to Prom
What did Louis Zamperini's brother tell the principal that Louis needed?
Positive recognition.
Discipline.
A date.
Reading help
What team did Louis Zamperini join?
Football
Track
Golf
Baseball
What record did Louis Zamperini break?
The state 36 hole record.
The state running record.
The state batting record.
The state mile record
Where were the 1936 Olympics held according to Chapter 3?
London
Berlin
Pairs
Tokyo
In what race did Louis Zamperini decide he should compete?
The 5000 meter race.
The 1500 meter race.
The 100 meter race..
The 500 meter race.
The state of CA institutes a eugenics program to sterilize the "unfit."
He is expelled from school.
During his childhood, Louie was discriminated against because:
He was Italian
He was poor
He had poor hygiene
He was a juvenile delinquent
Louie's nickname was:
The Torrance Thunder
The California Kid
The Torrance Tornado
The Lightening Kid
What race WOULD Louie turn his attention to for the 1936 Olympics?
The 1,500 meters
The mile
The 5,000 meters
The marathon
What was the weather like for the 1936 Olympic trials in New York?
Cold and rainy, an icy 32 degrees
Fair and cloudy, a comfortable 60 degrees
A monsoon, with flooding
Hot and humid, well over 100 degrees
What Olympic event had the Finnish dominated, winning gold medals in 1912, 1924, 1928, and 1932?
The 1,500 meters
The triple jump
The decathlon
The 5,000 meters
While away in Germany, Pete had sent Louie an envelope, which contained:
Two playing cards - a joker and an ace
A letter from their mother, Louise
A photograph
Well-wishes from Torrance
What prominent figure congratulated Louie by saying, "Ah, you're the boy with the fast finish"?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Winston Churchill
Which university did Louie attend and run for upon his return to the United States?
UCLA
USC
Stanford
CalTech
What warning did a coach from Notre Dame give Louie prior to the 1938 NCAA National Championships?
He said that other athletes had been instructed to sharpen their cleats in an effort to injury Louie during the race
He said that other athletes had been instructed to poison Louie's food so that he would be too sick to race
He said that other athletes had been instructed to let Louie win
He said that other athletes had been instructed to trip Louie during the race
When Japan withdrew its bid to host the 1940 Olympic games, where were the games scheduled to be held?
Oslo, Norway
Torino, Italy
Helsinki, Finland
Salt Lake City, Utah
What ultimately happened to the 1940 Olympics?
They were moved a second time to Paris, France
They were boycotted by the Germans
They were cancelled entirely
They suffered a massive terrorist attack
Who has been Louie's role model when beginning his track career?
Jesse Owens
Glenn Cunningham
Jack Lovelock
Ralph Metcalfe
Which of the following best describes the change in Torrance's attitude toward Louie that begins in Ch. 2?
The people of Torrance adored young Louie, but stopped caring about him as a teenager.
There was no change; the people of Torrance always resented Louie simply because he was Italian.
The people of Torrance despised Louie for his mischief, but began to love him as he became a successful track star.
The people of Torrance were amused by Louie's mischief when he was a child, but grew more annoyed with him as he got older.
Looking back on pg. 22-23, how would you best describe the energy surrounding Louie's 5000-meter race at the Compton Open
Excited & energetic
Suspenseful & scary
Dull & tiresome
Romantic & exhilarating
Though "determination" and "resilience" are related character traits, they are not exactly the same thing. If resilience = the ability to recover quickly from hardships or change, determination = ?
A modest or low view of one's own importance
The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment
A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
Firmly holding to one's purpose
After Louie qualifies for the Olympics, he receives many telegrams from people in his hometown. Which telegram-sender does Hillenbrand say "must have been relieved that someone else was chasing Louie"? (27)
His track rivals from high school
The Torrance Police Department
Louie's grandmother
Pete
Who took the lead in Louis Zamperini's qualifying race?
Germans
Finns
Swedes
Italians
Where were the 1940's Olympics supposed to take place?
London.
Paris
New York
Tokyo
Louis Zamperini enlisted in ___________.
The Marines.
The Army Air Corp.
THe U.S. Army.
The U.S. Navy.
What happened to Louis Zamperini when he got close to the head of the
qualifying race?
He tripped.
He was stepped on.
He had a leg cramp.
He got elbowed.
What was Louis Zamperini intimidated with in Germany?
The other competitors.
The military.
The cleanliness of the country
To obedience of the public
