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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 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 Double V.
(c) The Black Man's Battle.
(d) The Double War.

2. How did Shetterly know the woman that her father told her was a human computer, thus sparking her interest in the topic?
(a) The woman was her former Sunday School teacher.
(b) The woman was her former babysitter.
(c) The woman was her mother's best friend.
(d) The woman was her kindergarten teacher.

3. How did Dorothy Vaughan get from her hometown to her new job at Langley?
(a) She took a Greyhound bus.
(b) Her husband drove her.
(c) She drove her car.
(d) She walked.

4. What was special for the Vaughans and Manns about vacationing at Log Cabin Beach?
(a) There were no "colored" signs.
(b) Miriam and Dorothy could talk openly about their work.
(c) Blacks and whites vacationed together there without segregation laws.
(d) It was the only place they were able to socialize with one another.

5. What did Dorothy Vaughan do in the summer of 1944 to make her situation more permanent?
(a) Signed a lease on a house.
(b) Became a member of the church she had been attending.
(c) Signed a contract with Langley.
(d) Divorced her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head computer when Langley began hiring black women?

2. What did black newspapers call the black soldiers who fought overseas during World War II?

3. What trial was Langley drawn into because of a suspected connection to one of the employees there?

4. How much did Dorothy Vaughan pay for her housing when she first started working at Langley?

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

(see the answer key)

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