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