def validate_acronym(acronym, submission):
    """ Validate a submission against the acronym. """
    chunks = submission.split(' ')
    acronym_len = len(acronym)

    # needs to use the right number of words
    if len(chunks) != acronym_len:
        return False

    # first letter of each word needs to match the acronym
    for i in range(acronym_len):
        if chunks[i][0].upper() != acronym[i]:
            return False

    return True