chapter 11 code talkers

How did the code talkers save many American lives?

• they worked very hard

• Japan could not break code

• they fought bravely

• Used in Vietnam and Korean War

Why do you think it was helpful that the Navajo language is a spoken language only?

• No words are written anywhere, only other Navajo's know the language

• It is easy to understand

• Many people are able to break the codes

• It was impossible for anyone other than the Navajo to understand the code

3 Part B Based on the answer in Part A, which two sentences belong in a summary of the passage?

• A The Navajo recruits trained by carrying heavy packs on long marches.

• C The Navajo code had 200 words that represented common military

  terms.

• D The code talker program was expanded due to the success of the Navajo code.

• E The code used the Navajo word for bear to represent the letter B.

• F The Navajo recruits invented an unbreakable code by using their

  native language.

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The Japanese Bushido code contains all of the following rules EXCEPT

• Never surrender

• Never retreat

• Obey without question or hesitation

• Live long and prosper

Who helped the students when they first arrived at the mission school by translating English into Navajo for them?

• Mr. Jacob Benally

• Principal O'Sullivan

• Kii Yazhi

• Ned Begay

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Who tells this story?

• The Navajo Indians (1st person)

• Narrator that is the Author (3rd Person)

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1 Part A What does the word endure mean as it is used in paragraph 3 of the passage from Navajo Code Talkers?

• easily finished

• decline to take

• help create

• suffer through

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Based on the information in paragraph 3, the reader can infer that —

World War I

3 In France during World War I, the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division, had a company of American Indians who spoke 26 languages and dialects. Two officers were selected to supervise a communications system staffed by 18 Choctaw individuals. The team transmitted messages relating to troop movements and their own tactical plans in their native tongue. Following the team’s success, soldiers from other tribes, including the Cheyenne, Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, and Yankton Sioux, also were enlisted to communicate as code talkers. Before their arrival in France, the Germans had broken every American code used, resulting in the deaths of many soldiers. However, the Germans never broke the American Indians’ “code,” and these soldiers became affectionately known as “code talkers.”

• the American Indian code talkers were treated better than other soldiers

• the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division, was entirely American Indian soldiers

• the first American Indian code talkers were from the Choctaw tribe

• German code breakers did not recognize American Indian languages

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To Ned's knowledge, what is the highest rank an indigenous person received?

• Captain

• Corporal

• Lieutenant

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Which idea is supported by information throughout the selection?

• American Indian code talkers from across the United States served bravely in Vietnam and Korea.

• The brave efforts of American Indian code talkers resulted in the success of countless missions throughout numerous wars in the twentieth century.

• The 2002 Code Talkers Recognition Act honored the American Indian code talkers after years of silence.

• All American Indians were discouraged from practicing their native cultures until after the Vietnam War.

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