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Instructions:

1. Click on the icon beside the question to listen then answer the question.

2. At the end, click mark the test.

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1	Some would argue that baseball is theater.
	true false
2	In which order was baseball formed?
	Abner Doubleday, English cricket, American boys English cricket, Abner Doubleday, American boys American boys, Abner Doubleday, English cricket English cricket, American boys, Abner Doubleday
3	In which year did the NL originate?
	1869 1969 1876 1875
4	How did the AL compete with the NL?
	AL players trained harder AL teams played harder AL owners offered better salaries AL owners moved to Washington
5	What ritual happens every October?
	The Black Sox play the Yankees. The Yankees win a World Series. The World Series is played.
6	Which is not an innovation to baseball this century?
	night baseball teams from Mexico astroturf indoor stadiums
7	Before 1947, black men were not allowed to play in Major League baseball in the United States of America.
	true false
8	Baseball is known as America's "national pasture."
	true false
9	Click the letter of the sentence which best describes the main idea of the article about baseball.
	The history of the famous National League. The American love of baseball. The importance and evolution of professional baseball in America.
10	The Chicago White Sox have won the most World Series in baseball's history.
	true false