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JS6.78 - 03 (Play ball!)
JS6.78 - 03 (Play ball!)
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1
What is one way professional baseball has changed?
Women players are now common in the major leagues.
African American players play on separate teams.
African Americans now play in the major leagues.
The World Series is no longer played.
2
Why did black teams shut down?
Black players no longer wanted to play the sport.
Baseball was no longer popular.
All-black teams were no longer allowed.
All of the best players were leaving.
3
Baseball is called "the national pastime" because ...
people enjoy watching it and playing it.
people only watched it in the past.
it was only played for two decades.
it is a sport that was only played in the past.
4
When black players were banned from playing with white players, they ...
formed all-black teams and leagues.
hired Jackie Robinson.
shut down the Negro National League.
stopped playing baseball.
5
The women's baseball league was popular because a lot of people enjoyed watching the women play.
True
False
6
In 1861, the Civil War began when ...
President Lincoln divided the country.
President Lincoln formed the Confederate States of America.
a group of stated started a new country.
Thirteen states joined the nation.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt felt that ...
baseball was good for the country.
baseball should not be played during wars.
playing baseball was the best way to end a war.
baseball caused World War II.
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Why did the people play baseball during the Civil War?
to fight boredom
to escape from their captors
to fight each other
to end the Civil War
9
According to the timeline, the Lousville Slugger was invented ...
before the New Your Knickerbockers were created.
before Babe Ruth retired.
after the Boston Pilgrims won the World Series.
before the official rules of baseball were created.
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Black people played on white baseball teams in the 1800s before segregation began.
False
True
11
Which sentence shows how fans showed their patriotism?
'During the war, fans started singing "The Star-Spangled Banner".'
'Baseball's early decades also witnessed the start of another tradition.'
'The conflict deepened many Americans' patriotism.'
'The US entered World War I in 1917.'
12
In sports, a league is ...
a professional team.
a single team.
a professional player.
a group of teams.
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The 'World Series' is a good name because today ...
baseball players come from around the world.
the championship games have been held in other countries.
baseball is not yet popular around the world.
only teams from other countries have ever won the World Series.
14
Players in the popular black leagues ...
did not have the same problems as other blacks in the US.
were welcome in most hotels and restaurants.
were still affected by segregation.
could play on an all-white team if they were good enough.
15
In 1903, the National League and the American League played the first ...
baseball game.
World Series.
integrated baseball game.
all-black baseball game.
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In 1947, Jackie Robinson showed that African-Americans can succeed when he ...
won the World Series.
joined the modern big leagues and led his team to the World Series.
joined the Supreme Court.
attended an all-white school.
