Available Answers

1. 1.

   Choose the correct option.

   1. What was Jesse Owen's sport?
      1. javelin throw
      2. swimming
      3. track and field
   2. Jesse Owens was nursing an injured back on
      1. 26 June 1934
      2. 25 May 1935
      3. 25 January 1933
      4. 20 March 1935
   3. At the Big Ten Track and Field Championships, Owens had equalled
      1. two athlete records and broken three.
      2. one athlete record and broken three.
      3. three athletic records and broken one.
      4. one athletic record and broken one.
   4. Charles Riley was
      1. Jesse's mentor
      2. Jesse's friend
      3. Jesse's doctor
      4. Jesse's coach
   5. The Olympics in Berlin was held in the year
      1. 1931
      2. 1936
      3. 1934
      4. 1935
2. 2.

   What records did Jesse Owens make in the Big Ten Track and Field Championships at the University of Michigan? Why was it challenging for Owens?

3. 3.

   What was Jesse Owens' actual name? How did he become Jesse Owens?

4. 4.

   His dedication to athletics continued during his later school years... Substantiate instances from the text to support this statement.

5. 5.

   Why could Owens not represent his country at international events like the Olympics?

6. 6.

   There, he soon became known as the 'Buckeye Bullet'...

   1. Who is he here?
   2. Where is he?
   3. How and why did he come to be known as the Buckeye Bullet?