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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the NAACP file a lawsuit against Booker T. Washington High School in Virginia?
(a) They would not hire black teachers.
(b) They were paying black teachers less than white teachers.
(c) They were not offering black students the same opportunities as white students.
(d) They were not allowing black students to attend classes there.

2. Who was the first human in space?
(a) Alan Shepard.
(b) Yuri Gagarin.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Neil Armstrong.

3. What laws were being used in an attempt to dismantle black communities after World War II ended?
(a) Federal housing approval laws.
(b) Segregation laws.
(c) Wartime temporary housing laws.
(d) Slum clearance laws.

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

5. Why was there sometimes confusion over Katherine Goble Johnson's race?
(a) She was also of Chinese descent.
(b) She had blue eyes.
(c) Her personality made people forget to think about her skin color.
(d) She was very light-skinned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did school boards in the community around Langley do to keep black students from attending white schools after schools were integrated?

2. Which of the following was a skill Dorothy Vaughan had to have to do her job as a supervisor well?

3. Why did Langley employees hold meetings and social gatherings in their own Activities Building in the 1950s?

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

5. What did the personnel officer know would be necessary if he were to hire black women to work at Langley?

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