AP Skills Lesson: Multiple-Choice Reading Questions
Question 5 • FL-1001420-AP English Language and Composition Sem 1 - Flex
Which pieces of evidence best support Early’s claim that "for most of his career as a big league ballplayer, Robinson did not act in any sort of self-sacrificing nonviolent way”? Check all that apply.“For three years [that was the agreement] this boy was to turn the other cheek.”“Robinson had agreed to ignore all slights, insults, and abuses that he endured on the playing field during his first three years as a professional ballplayer in the white leagues.”“As the New York Times put it in 1950, ‘The going wasn’t easy. Jackie Robinson met open or covert hostility with the spirit of a gallant gentleman.’”“This is the Robinson that is always remembered when his career is reexamined today. He is almost always sentimentalized.”“He was a tough, almost chip-on-the-shoulder player, a particularly aggressive athlete who usually took umbrage at the least slight or unfairness he felt on the field.”“He understood that high-performance sports were about intimidation, and he was not about to be inti
Answer
A
“For three years [that was the agreement] this boy was to turn the other cheek.”
B
“Robinson had agreed to ignore all slights, insults, and abuses that he endured on the playing field during his first three years as a professional ballplayer in the white leagues.”
C
“As the New York Times put it in 1950, ‘The going wasn’t easy. Jackie Robinson met open or covert hostility with the spirit of a gallant gentleman.’”
D
“This is the Robinson that is always remembered when his career is reexamined today. He is almost always sentimentalized.”
E
“He was a tough, almost chip-on-the-shoulder player, a particularly aggressive athlete who usually took umbrage at the least slight or unfairness he felt on the field.”
F
“He understood that high-performance sports were about intimidation, and he was not about to be intimidated.”
Explanation
Choice E describes Robinson as an aggressive player who took offense at slights, and choice F says he understood intimidation and would not be intimidated. These details support the claim that he generally did not act in a self-sacrificing, nonviolent way. Choices A and B describe his agreement to tolerate abuse during his first three years, while C describes him responding with restraint; those point in the opposite direction.
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