Determined to Win: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
  • 1. Before the twentieth century, many people believed that women __________.
A) should take care of the crops in the fields
B) should be athletes
C) should be allowed to vote
D) should take care of their homes and families
  • 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 didn’t care about winning.
C) She decided that she would sing for a living.
D) She decided not to become an athlete.
  • 3. What was Babe Didrikson’s real name?
A) Babe Ella Didrikson
B) Mildred Babe Didrikson
C) Babe Mildred 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) a local grocery store
B) a restaurant
C) an insurance company
D) a school
  • 6. What teams did Babe play on for the insurance company?
A) volleyball, basketball, baseball, and track
B) basketball, swimming, diving, and track and field
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) 200 meter race, hurdles, and long jump
C) javelin, hurdles, and high jump
D) javelin, long jump, and shot put
  • 8. Babe was known as __________ .
A) lazy
B) quiet and shy
C) pushy
D) outspoken and said whatever she felt
  • 9. What award did Babe receive at the end of 1932?
A) Fastest Woman Athlete
B) Woman Basketball Player of the Year
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 became an entertainer and toured with a stage show.
C) She became a professional track star.
D) She performed with the circus.
  • 11. What new sport challenge did Babe take on?
A) cheerleading
B) gymnastics
C) golfing
D) wrestling
  • 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) Babe Didrikson Zaharias’ Life
B) My Life as an Athlete
C) This Life I’ve Led
D) The Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
  • 14. What awards are given in Babe’s name?
A) All of the choices
B) Babe Zaharias Journalism Award
C) Babe Zaharias 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 job opportunities for women
C) offer awards to athletes
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 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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