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Determined to Win: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
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  • 1. Before the twentieth century, many people believed that women __________.
A) should be allowed to vote
B) should take care of the crops in the fields
C) should take care of their homes and families
D) should be athletes
  • 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 Mildred Didrikson
B) Mildred Babe Didrikson
C) Babe Ella 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 restaurant
C) a local grocery store
D) a school
  • 6. What teams did Babe play on for the insurance company?
A) basketball, swimming, diving, and track and field
B) diving, basketball, baseball, and volleyball
C) volleyball, basketball, baseball, and track
D) swimming, baseball, and basketball
  • 7. What events did Babe enter in the 1932 Olympics?
A) javelin, hurdles, and high jump
B) javelin, long jump, and shot put
C) 200 meter race, hurdles, and long jump
D) hurdles, shot put, and long jump
  • 8. Babe was known as __________ .
A) lazy
B) pushy
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) Woman Athlete of the Year
C) Most Valuable Player
D) Fastest Woman Athlete
  • 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 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) golfing
B) cheerleading
C) wrestling
D) gymnastics
  • 12. For three years in a row (1945-1947), Babe was named __________.
A) Female Athlete of the Year
B) Baseball Athlete of the Year
C) Olympic Athlete of the Year
D) Golf Athlete of the Year
  • 13. What was the name of Babe’s autobiography?
A) The Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
B) Babe Didrikson Zaharias’ Life
C) This Life I’ve Led
D) My Life as an Athlete
  • 14. What awards are given in Babe’s name?
A) Babe Zaharias Award
B) Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award
C) All of the choices
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’s purpose is to inform the reader how Babe overcame difficulties, became great, and changed ideas about female athletes.
B) The author wants to persuade readers to go to the play all kinds of sports like Babe.
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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