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Prereading Quiz: The Power of Sports
Before you read “The Power of Sports,” take this five-question quiz to find out how much you already know.
Not counting the United States, which country currently has the most players in Major League Baseball?
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
The Dominican Republic currently has 142 players in Major League Baseball, while Venezuela has 87 and Cuba has 26.
When was the first recorded baseball game in the Dominican Republic?
1886
1960
1983
The first recorded baseball game in the Dominican Republic was in 1886. Immigrants from Cuba introduced the sport to the Caribbean nation.
Which of these statements about the sport of cricket is true?
It is played with bats and a ball.
It is the most popular sport in the world.
Professional cricket players have always been women.
Cricket is a sport played with bats and a ball. It is the second-most-popular sport in the world, after soccer. India recently created its first professional cricket league for women.
True or false: India is a democracy and the world’s most populous country.
True
False
Like the U.S., India is a democracy, a government in which a country’s people elect its leaders. India is the world’s most populous country, with about 1.4 billion people.
Which of these baseball players grew up in Puerto Rico, used his superstar status to improve lives, and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973?
Roberto Clemente
Nelson Cruz
Pedro Martinez
Roberto Clemente was born in Puerto Rico in 1934. He grew up to be a Major League Baseball star and worked to improve the lives of others. Clemente was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, after dying in a plane crash. Nelson Cruz and Pedro Martinez are two successful baseball players from the Dominican Republic.