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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the senator from Virginia who vehemently opposed the Fair Employment Practices Committee?
(a) Melvin Butler.
(b) Harry Byrd.
(c) Thomas Byrdsong.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

2. How did Margery Hannah treat the black computers?
(a) As equals.
(b) She ignored them.
(c) As inferiors.
(d) She went out of her way to be extra nice to them.

3. What did James Thompson call the idea that black Americans had to fight in the war for victory overseas and at home for victory over oppression?
(a) The Constant Battle.
(b) The Black Man's Battle.
(c) The Double V.
(d) The Double War.

4. How much was Dorothy Vaughan offered in pay to work at Langley in comparison to her teaching job?
(a) 50 percent more per hour.
(b) The same amount.
(c) Ten cents more per hour.
(d) Twice as much.

5. What was Howard Vaughan's job?
(a) He worked in a shipyard.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was a custodian at the high school.
(d) He was an itinerant bellman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Executive Order desegregated the military?

2. What oath did Dorothy Vaughan have to take upon beginning her job at Langley?

3. How were black people expected to enter a bus due to segregation laws?

4. What part of Langley did the black computers work in?

5. What laws were being used in an attempt to dismantle black communities after World War II ended?

(see the answer key)

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