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

2. What was the name of the personnel officer at Langley Research Center when Dorothy Vaughan began working there?
(a) John Glenn.
(b) Melvin Butler.
(c) Asa Phillip Randolph.
(d) Thomas Byrdsong.

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?
(a) Put them in jail.
(b) Denounced them in the press.
(c) Revoked their passports.
(d) Charged them with heavy fines.

4. How many freedoms did President Roosevelt say that all men were entitled to in his 1941 State of the Union address?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

5. How were black people expected to enter a bus due to segregation laws?
(a) Through the front door of the bus.
(b) They had to wait for all white passengers to enter first.
(c) Through the back door of the bus.
(d) By getting permission from the bus driver before entering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mary Jackson work immediately after her first year of teaching.

2. How did Leonard Vaughan and the other black children ensure they would get the pond to themselves?

3. What did the researchers at Langley use to gain test results without the dangers of test flights?

4. What was special for the Vaughans and Manns about vacationing at Log Cabin Beach?

5. What neighborhood near Langley did Dorothy Vaughan eventually permanently settle in?

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