Determined to Win: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
  • 1. Before the twentieth century, many people believed that women __________.
A) should be athletes
B) should take care of their homes and families
C) should be allowed to vote
D) should take care of the crops in the fields
  • 2. What did Babe Didrikson decide at a young age?
A) She decided not to become an athlete.
B) She decided that she didn’t care about winning.
C) She decided that she would sing for a living.
D) She decided to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.
  • 3. What was Babe Didrikson’s real name?
A) Babe Ella Didrikson
B) Babe Mildred Didrikson
C) Mildred Ella Didrikson
D) Mildred Babe Didrikson
  • 4. How did “Babe” get her nickname?
A) She was very scholarly.
B) She was a fast runner like Wilma Rudolph.
C) She was a hard worker in school.
D) She was a good hitter like the legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.
  • 5. Who offered Babe a job in 1930?
A) an insurance company
B) a restaurant
C) a school
D) a local grocery store
  • 6. What teams did Babe play on for the insurance company?
A) volleyball, basketball, baseball, and track
B) diving, basketball, baseball, and volleyball
C) swimming, baseball, and basketball
D) basketball, swimming, diving, and track and field
  • 7. What events did Babe enter in the 1932 Olympics?
A) 200 meter race, hurdles, and long jump
B) javelin, long jump, and shot put
C) hurdles, shot put, and long jump
D) javelin, hurdles, and high jump
  • 8. Babe was known as __________ .
A) pushy
B) lazy
C) quiet and shy
D) outspoken and said whatever she felt
  • 9. What award did Babe receive at the end of 1932?
A) Most Valuable Player
B) Fastest Woman Athlete
C) Woman Athlete of the Year
D) Woman Basketball Player of the Year
  • 10. What did Babe do when she became a professional?
A) She performed with the circus.
B) She became a professional track star.
C) She became an entertainer and toured with a stage show.
D) She became an actress in the movies.
  • 11. What new sport challenge did Babe take on?
A) gymnastics
B) wrestling
C) cheerleading
D) golfing
  • 12. For three years in a row (1945-1947), Babe was named __________.
A) Golf Athlete of the Year
B) Olympic Athlete of the Year
C) Baseball Athlete of the Year
D) Female Athlete of the Year
  • 13. What was the name of Babe’s autobiography?
A) This Life I’ve Led
B) Babe Didrikson Zaharias’ Life
C) My Life as an Athlete
D) The Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
  • 14. What awards are given in Babe’s name?
A) Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award
B) All of the choices
C) Babe Zaharias Award
D) Babe Zaharias Journalism Award
  • 15. As a result of Title IX, schools had to __________.
A) offer equal opportunities in sports education for girls and help women get scholarships
B) offer awards to athletes
C) offer meals for women
D) offer job opportunities for women
  • 16. What was the author’s purpose for writing this story?
A) The author wants to persuade readers to go to the play all kinds of sports like Babe.
B) The author’s purpose is to inform the reader how Babe overcame difficulties, became great, and changed ideas about female athletes.
C) The author wants to entertain and teach readers about the Olympics.
D) The author wants to persuade readers to be outspoken and strong.
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