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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 group of black pilots whose exploits were closely followed by the black community during World War II?
(a) The Black Panthers.
(b) The African American Airmen.
(c) The Tuskegee Airmen.
(d) The Negro Air Patrol.

2. Which Executive Order desegregated the military?
(a) Executive Order 13160.
(b) Executive Order 9066.
(c) Executive Order 8802.
(d) Executive Order 11246.

3. In 1970, what percentage of engineers in America were black?
(a) 10%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 1%.

4. In what year did the first female computing pool begin working at Langley?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1971.

5. Where did Mary Jackson attend college?
(a) Hampton Institute.
(b) Howard University.
(c) Spelman College.
(d) Virginia State University.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time when black women began working at Langley, what was considered the highest level of employment a black woman could achieve?

2. What was the name of the senator from Virginia who vehemently opposed the Fair Employment Practices Committee?

3. What did the U.S. government do to prevent black leaders like Josephine Baker and W.E.B. Du Bois from having an impact on relations with newly independent countries?

4. Who was West Computing's section head when Dorothy Vaughan first came to Langley?

5. Why did the NAACP file a lawsuit against Booker T. Washington High School in Virginia?

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