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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first White woman named as executive director of the CIC?
(a) Willie Mae Alexander.
(b) lillian Smith.
(c) Jessie Daniel Ames.
(d) Sonya Smith-Jackson.

2. At which bible institute did Mary McLeod Bethune study?
(a) Moody Bible Institute.
(b) Henderson Southern Baptist Institute.
(c) Hawking's Bible Institute.
(d) New York's Bible Institute.

3. According to the chapter "Black Braintrusters," how many Black women marched into the White House in 1941?
(a) 15.
(b) 67.
(c) 100.
(d) 31.

4. What was Mary McLeod Bethune riding aboard in 1927?
(a) A ocean-liner.
(b) A Navy cruise ship.
(c) A submarine.
(d) A slave ship.

5. Why did the magazine of the NAACP in 1919 state that Black women felt pride for Black men during the race riots?
(a) Because the Balck men had "stood like men."
(b) Because the Black man had "stood up for the Black woman."
(c) Because the Black man had "not backed down from each other."
(d) Because the Black men had "taken out the White man for once."

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine, in January 1924, announced that it would "show in pictures as well as writing, Negro women who are unique, accomplished, beautiful, intelligent, industrious, talented, and successful"?

2. Who founded the UNIA?

3. According to the chapter "Black Braintrusters," where were the first Black aviators for WWII trained?

4. Prior to the United States entering into WWII, what percent of school systems refused to hire married women?

5. Who was the first Black woman named to the federal bench and also became the Manhattan Borough President in 1954?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the South, what did racial antipathy do?

2. Why did the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt not give Black leaders any reason to celebrate?

3. According to Virginia Durr, what were the two ways that the Depression affected people?

4. What was the Negro Congress and the Southern Negro Youth Congress able to settle in regard to the strike between Black women and the I.N. Vaughn Company?

5. What two developments changed the image of Black women following WWI?

6. What accomplishments did the NACW have by 1916?

7. What affect did WWI have on Blacks?

8. Why did "Half-Century" in 1922 state that brown skin was more appealing?

9. What did the suffrage campaign represent for Black women?

10. In 1920, what did the YWCA go on record as advocating?

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