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Unbroken: Part 1
Unbroken: Part 1
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Unbroken Quiz to assess text comprehension.
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Louie is the ______ of the story.
Narrator
Protagonist
Antagonist
POV
2
Louie was to be made into a(an)______________________ when he was drafted.
bombadeer
navigator
Gunnery sargent
pilot
3
What university did Louie after the 1936 Olympics?
UNC
UCF
UCLA
USC
4
Ch. 1 When and where was Louie Zamperini Born?
He was born on Jan. 26 1917, in Olean, New York
He was born on June. 22 1936 , in New Jersey
He was born on August 25 1919, in New York, New York
He was born on Jan. 26 1917, in Italy
5
What book and movie was written about Louie Zamperini?
Seabiscuit
Running Man
Unbroken
American Roadrunner
6
Louis Zamperini fought WWII in the ____________.
Europe
Pacific
Atlantic
Africa
7
Where was Louie when he heard Pearl Harbor was bombed?
With his girlfriend
At the movies with other Air Corps members
At home in bed
At his parents house
8
What did Louie find so funny about the 1936 Berlin Olympics' opening ceremonies?
The doves pooped on everybody
The official outfits were tacky
Hitler's mustache was epic
Jesse Owens was the only black man there
9
What part of the Military did Louie join?
Air Corps
Navy
None of the Above
Marines
10
Louie was the son of _______immigrants.
French
Italian
German
Greek
11
How many bullets did Louie's plane--Super Man-- take?
None silly. The plane was never shot at.
524
594
102,384,248.8
12
What person did Louie meet at the Olympics?
Jesse Owens
Jimmie Sasaki
Hitler
Pete Zamperini
13
What plane did Louie first fly in
Green hornet
Lady Bug
Super man
Rain
14
"Louie ran like mad" is an example of a
Symbolism
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
15
Louie began doing what at age 8?
Working
Gambling
Smoking
Drinking
16
Unbroken
was written by...
Laura Hillenbrand
Laura Wilder
A.L. Smith
Jeannette Walls
17
Louie was most like his...
Father
Mother
Great Uncle Jimmy
Brother
18
What aircraft was Louie on in WWII?
B-24
B-135
C-12
E-4
19
The first city to have an atomic bomb dropped on it was....
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Yokohama
Nagasaki
20
Who helped Louie Zamperini become an Olympic athlete?
His father
His sister
His brother
His mother
21
"...Some seven seconds" is an example of...
Aliteration
Tongue twister
Understatement
Simile
22
The 1940 Olympics were canceled because
Japan didn't want to host
Hitler declared war on the world
Germany bombed Finland
Pearl Harbor was attacked
23
"Men crammed their stomachs full and then had seconds and thirds" is an example of...
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Symbolism
Personification
24
What event did Louie qualify for in the 1936 Olympics?
200 Meters
Javelin
5000 Meters
Swimming
25
Louie Zamperini was a son of what type of immigrant?
German
Chinese
Italian
Polish
26
What was Louie fastest mile
5.5
4.12
12.5
20.60
27
When Louie was racing for the NCAA Championship, which of the following did not happen?
He was kicked with spikes
He was elbowed until his ribs broke
He was kneed in the head
He was trapped in by three other runners
28
What event led to Louie not being able to find a job as a teen?
Great Depression
World War I
Roaring 20's
Dust Bowl
29
Ch.3 Which Olympic games was Louie training for?
1936 Berlin
1940 Japan
1932 U.S.
1916 Germany
30
Who was Louie Zamperini?
The 47th president of the United States
The first man on the moon
A U.S.A General in WWII
An American track star and WWII veteran
31
Ch.2 Why was Louie punished in High School?
Louie was sneaking kids into a a basketball game.
He destroyed the gym
He was stealing keys.
he set a classroom on fire
32
Who was Louie's best friend on his crew?
Himself
Pete
Phil
Mac
33
What did Louie set his sights on after the 1936 Olympics?
A 4 minute mile
The NCAA Championship
Getting married
The 1940 Tokyo Olympics
34
What was Louie's nickname?
The Torrance Tricycle
The Tri-Athlete
The Torrance Tornado
Losing Louie
35
Where did Louie Zamperini grow up?
New York, New York
Los Angeles, California
Torrence, California
36
All of the following are possible themes of
Unbroken
except...
addiction
Suffering
Friendship
Perseverance
37
Before the war, Louie trains to break what record?
the highest pole vault
eating the most hot dogs
the longest high jump
the four-minute mile
38
Louie devoted himself to running after...
Running away from home
Figuring out how many girls thought he was cute
His mother died
Running out of excuses
39
Who says to Louie, "Ah, you're the boy with the fast finish"?
Glenn Cunningham
Josef Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
Pete Zamperini
40
What place did Louie Zamperini place in the 1936 5,000 meter run?
Second
First
Fifth
Eighth
41
"The defiance took on a life of its own" is an example of...
Hyperbole
Personification
Symbolism
Metaphor
42
What do Louie steal at the Berlin Olympics?
A wallet
The German Flag
Hitler's shoe
The French Flag
43
Louie once did what to the local baptist church?
Became the Preacher
Sang in the choir
Rang the bell from a tree
Broke the door
44
When he was 12 yrs old, Louie saw what fly over his house?
Graf Zeppelin
The Green Hornet
A hot air balloon
A fighter jet
