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