Why did they call Jackie signing a contract to play for the Dodgers "the great experiment."?

There had never been African American M.LB. players before.

What is this selection mostly about?

the first African American player in major leagues baseball

Why did Branch Rickey sign Jackie Robinson to play for the Dodgers?

Rickey wanted the best players and he didn't care about race

Why did the players in the Negro Leagues carry their own food?

Some restaurants would not serve them.

Why did Reese stand beside Robinson?

Reese stood beside him because Robinson was his teammate.

Why did Jackie Robinson promise not to fight back?

Fighting would keep African American players out of M.L.B.

What was the signing of Jackie Robinson known has?

The signing was known as "the great experiment."

Name the baseball leagues for African American players and baseball leagues for white players.

the Negro leagues and the Major leagues.

How were players in the two leagues (negro and major) treated differently?

Players in MLB were paid well, ate well and were famous.

What does a general manager do?

He signs players to play for the team he represents.

Who is Branch Rickey?

the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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1
Why did they call Jackie signing a contract to play for the Dodgers "the great experiment."?
There had never been African American M.LB. players before.
Jackie was going to make more money than anyone else made.
Jackie liked experiments because he was also a scientist.
Jackie was fun and experiments are fun.
2
Which word best describes Reese?
jealous
funny
loyal
angry
3
What is this selection mostly about?
the first African American player in major leagues baseball
how Pee Wee Reese became a star
why people like the Dodgers so much
how many good players were in the Negro Leagues
4
Why did Branch Rickey sign Jackie Robinson to play for the Dodgers?
Rickey thought Jackie was good enough to make the team.
Rickey knew all the other players would like Jackie.
Rickey liked Jackie.
Rickey wanted the best players and he didn't care about race
5
Why did the players in the Negro Leagues carry their own food?
They had to travel to distant places.
They were always hungry.
Many of them could not eat nuts.
Some restaurants would not serve them.
6
Why did Reese stand beside Robinson?
Reese stood beside him because he liked him.
Reese stood beside him because Jackie was lonely.
Reese stood beside him because Robinson was his teammate.
Reese stood beside Jackie because the manager told him to.
7
Why did Jackie Robinson promise not to fight back?
Fighting would get him suspended.
Jackie would go to jail if he fought.
Fighting would keep African American players out of M.L.B.
The Dodgers were afraid he would get hurt fighting.
8
What was the signing of Jackie Robinson known has?
The signing was known as "the great experiment."
The signing was known as "a great moment in history."
The signing was known as "Jackie Robinson Day."
The signing was known as "the Dodgers greatest day."
9
Name the baseball leagues for African American players and baseball leagues for white players.
the National league and the American League.
the Major leagues and the Minor Leagues.
the Negro Leagues and the Minor Leagues.
the Negro leagues and the Major leagues.
10
How were players in the two leagues (negro and major) treated differently?
Players in MLB were paid well, ate well and were famous.
All players in professional baseball were treated the same.
Players in the negro leagues got whatever they wanted.
Players in MLB ate well and negro league players didn't.
11
What does a general manager do?
He owns the team and tells everyone else what to do.
He makes sure the field is ready to play on.
He signs players to play for the team he represents.
he gets the player's uniforms for the team he works for.
12
Who is Branch Rickey?
the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
a player for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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