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Determined to Win: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Beigesteuert von: Herrera
  • 1. Before the twentieth century, many people believed that women __________.
A) should take care of the crops in the fields
B) should be allowed to vote
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 to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.
B) She decided that she would sing for a living.
C) She decided that she didn’t care about winning.
D) She decided not to become an athlete.
  • 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 good hitter like the legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.
B) She was very scholarly.
C) She was a fast runner like Wilma Rudolph.
D) She was a hard worker in school.
  • 5. Who offered Babe a job in 1930?
A) a restaurant
B) an insurance company
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) volleyball, basketball, baseball, and track
C) swimming, baseball, and basketball
D) diving, basketball, baseball, and volleyball
  • 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) 200 meter race, hurdles, and long jump
D) javelin, hurdles, and high jump
  • 8. Babe was known as __________ .
A) quiet and shy
B) lazy
C) pushy
D) outspoken and said whatever she felt
  • 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) Fastest Woman Athlete
D) Most Valuable Player
  • 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) cheerleading
B) gymnastics
C) wrestling
D) golfing
  • 12. For three years in a row (1945-1947), Babe was named __________.
A) Baseball Athlete of the Year
B) Female 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) My Life as an Athlete
B) This Life I’ve Led
C) The Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
D) Babe Didrikson Zaharias’ Life
  • 14. What awards are given in Babe’s name?
A) Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award
B) Babe Zaharias Award
C) Babe Zaharias Journalism Award
D) All of the choices
  • 15. As a result of Title IX, schools had to __________.
A) offer job opportunities for women
B) offer meals for women
C) offer equal opportunities in sports education for girls and help women get scholarships
D) offer awards to athletes
  • 16. What was the author’s purpose for writing this story?
A) The author wants to entertain and teach readers about the Olympics.
B) The author wants to persuade readers to be outspoken and strong.
C) The author wants to persuade readers to go to the play all kinds of sports like Babe.
D) The author’s purpose is to inform the reader how Babe overcame difficulties, became great, and changed ideas about female athletes.
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