WorksheetsCourage Has No Color Ch 9 & Story Behind Story
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following best describes the Triple Nickles in the victory parade in New York City in 1946?
a. They marched clearly separated from the 82nd Airborne.
b. They marched alongside the 82nd Airborne but lacked the honors and decoration the white soldiers had.
c. They marched with the honors and decorations of the 82nd Airborne.
d. They marched alongside the 82nd Airborne.
e. Both c & d
Who was responsible for how the Triple Nickles marched in the victory parade?
a. General Eisenhower
b. FDR
c. President Truman
d. General James Gavin
e. All the above.
When did Japan surrender and bring WWII to an end? When did Operation Firefly end?
a. August 14, 1945. August 14, 1945
b. August 14, 1945. Never did it continue today.
c. October 14, 1945. October 1945
d. October 14, 1945. August 14, 1956
e. August 14, 1945. October 1945.
Which of the following is not true of General James M. Gavin?
a. He was described as “color blind”.
b. He thought the Triple Nickles “did well with what they had been given,”
c. He was concerned by the Triple Nickles situation at Fort Bragg.
d. He went to the top in Washington D.C. to get the 555th integrated into the 82nd Airborne.
e. He served with the 555th in WWII.
True or False: The Triple Nickles received all the medals that the 82nd Airborne had won in Europe and would get the new equipment weapons the 82nd getting to have the opportunity to win the medals.
a. True
b. False
What occurred when the 555th was officially into the 82nd Airborne?
a. They became the 3rd Battalion of the 505th Parachute Infantry Brigade, under General Gavin.
b. They became the first unit to be integrated into an all-white, and the first to be integrated into an airborne division.
c. They were sad they were losing the Triple Nickles colors.
d. A, B and C
e. A and C
Which of the following did Gavin not do when he integrated the Triple Nickles into the 82nd?
a. Place members of the 555th in leadership roles in different companies.
b. Return members of the 555th to Pendleton, Oregon as officers for teaching smoke jumping.
c. Integrate his key staff division positions.
d. Have white and black soldiers move into the same barracks.
e. Gavin did all these things.
True or False: There were multiple incidents of racism in the months following integration in the 82nd
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is one of the many domestic problems President Truman had to tackle following the death of Roosevelt on April 12 1945?
a. Upholding equal rights of African Americans.
b. Reinforcing segregation.
c. Authorizing Doolittle’s Raid.
d. Sending troops to The Battle of the Bulge.
Which of the following is false when it comes to President Truman's past and African American's rights and the racism they faced?
a. He had supported antilynching bills as a senator.
b. He had supported antidiscrimination investigations.
c. He had spoken in favor of equal opportunities for African Americans
a. He had grown up around violent prejudice Southerners but believed most good Southerners understood those prejudices couldn’t stay in a free republic.
e. He helped integrate the 555th into the82nd Airborne.
What often happened when black soldiers returned home?
a. They were celebrated with cheers and capped for alongside white soldiers in parades
b. They faced continued segregation even violence and exclusion from town and celebrations
c. Parades and whole town celebrations.
d. a & c
e. None of the above.
What did President Truman say about failure to live together in peace- " ... touches not us as _______ alone, but the cause of______ itself in the whole world," ?
a. Southerners; segregation
b. soldiers; war
c. politicians; government
d. Americans; democracy
e. Whites; racial prejudice
On July 26,1948, President Truman signed Executive Order 9981 to end what?
a. Segregation in the military
b. Use of military personnel by the US Forest Service
c. Integration in the military
d. World War II
e. War in Japan
True or False: President Truman wrote a southern friend and said he thought no such thing as social equality exists.
a. True
b. False
True or False: President Truman wrote a southern friend saying he's asking for and will fight for equality of opportunity for all human beings.
a. True
b. False
What was the significance of President Truman leaving the words integration and segregation out of Executive Order 9981?
a. It made the document null and void.
b. It left the document open to interpretation.
c. It left the document open to resistance
d. It never led to change for people of different races, colors, religions, national origin in the army
e. b & c
How long was it until the Army's integration plan was approved, following Executive Order 9981?
a. A few fays
b. Immediately
c. Almost 2 months
d. Almost 2 years
e. Sadly, never was
What did Irving Dickerson say that integration proved that black soldiers were?
a. White soldiers
b. African American soldiers
c. American Soldiers
d. Buffalo Soldiers
e. b, c, & d
True or False: According to Tanya Lee Stone World War II was a turning point in American race relations.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is identified as happening in years following WWII?
a. Seeds for protest movement in later decades are sown.
b. White Americans feel shame and have trouble with the way they’ve treated African Americans especially black soldiers while they’ve fought Hitler.
c. Strengthening of racial prejudice in those who served alongside black soldiers.
d. All of the above
e. a & b
What did the white soldiers who served under or alongside black soldiers bring home and spread?
a. Increased prejudice
b. Refusal to ever serve their country again.
c. Nothing they hadn’t left with
d. Fondness for segregation
e. None of the above.
What was the action and words the soldiers from integration brought home?
a. Interaction with introductions to the soldiers of different races they served with.
b. Respect and admiration for soldiers they served alongside regardless of race
c. Opportunity to have and share experiences with each other’s families and remove fears.
d. Proof and witness of a black soldier of another race to fight alongside and lead men.
All of the above.
What did the GI Bill of Rights do for soldiers?
a. Helped soldiers pay for education and housing.
b. Helped soldiers pay for cars.
c. Helped soldiers pay for extra combat training
d. Helped soldiers pay for vacation.
e. None of the above.
What was the significance of the GI Bill of Right for African American soldiers?
a. It effectively increased educational opportunities
b. Helped them realize that black people would need education to accomplish their dreams
c. They became aware of the racial problem and what to do about it
d. a,b, &c.
e. It wasn’t significant because it didn’t help them.
What did the 555th prove, as Morris puts it?
a. Army paratrooper training can prepare you for smoke jumping.
b. Color might not have everything to do with ability but it has something
c. The color of a man has nothing too do with his ability.
d. a & b
e. None of the above
What has been done to make up for some of the military’s injustices and honor black soldiers of WWII ?
a. President Carter signed the Distinguished Unit Citation for the 761st
b. President Clinton awarded seven medals of honor to African American soldiers from WWII
c. Inclusion in many films
d. a,b, & c
e. a & b
True or False: Walter Morris got to pin his wings on to his son
a. True
b. False
Members of the Triple Nickles went on to do which of the following:
a. Serve in multiple wars (some earning silver stars).
b. Serve overseas in the Department of Defense
c. Manage construction projects throughout New York City
d. Work in education
e. All of the above.
To current and former members of the military the legacy of the Triple Nickles is best described as
a. Paving the way for all the soldiers who followed
b. Opening the door for all young black paratroopers
c. Being kept out of combat
d. Being deprived of medals
e. a & b
Where are the Triple Nickles celebrated and honored now?
a. Fort Benning
b. Fort Bragg
c. Airborne and Special Operations Museum
d. All of the above
e. None of the Above.
Triple Nickle Joe Murchison’s experience in the 82nd Airborne changed him- he began to answer to what?
a. African American
b. Black American
c. All American
d. New American
e. a & b
True or False: “Opening the door” is the theme wherever the heroes of the Triple Nickles go
a. True
b. False
Walter Morris’ grandson acknowledge the responsibility to represent his grandfather with dignity and respect. What propels change according to the author?
a. Military training
b. Patience
c. Respect for all people
d. Anger
e. Segregation
True or False: Growth has continued since the achievements of the Triple Nickles but setbacks have also continued for equality in the military.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following is true of where things are and how far they've come?
a. Prejudice is still a flaw of human nature
b. There have been 10 black 4-star generals and one US secretary of state
c. The military now includes Americans of all races and women as equal participants
d. a & c
e. a, b, & c
Walter Morris states, " We succeeded where we were not expected to succeed. And we overcame the pitfalls that were put there. We overcame..
--------- has nothing to do with it. it's what's in one's heart. One's spirit..."
a. This
b. Color
c. Nothing
d. Training
e. Ability
What does Walter Morris believe that we will haveand that will be the crowning jewel in this country's great history?
a. An integrated military.
b. An integrated society
c. A powerful military
d. A powerful society
e. A colorless society
What is it that the author hopes that telling this story will do for the Triple Nickles?
a. Get them their own movie
b. Get them integrated.
c. Allow them to be considered soldiers not smokejumpers.
d. Make part of the military
e. Become a well-known part of history.
Which of the following did the author use to put together the story?
a. Books, articles, and letters
b. Presidential documents
c. Audio and print interviews and direct conversations
d. Documentary short videos, photographs
e. All of the above
What was the most difficult detail for the author to nail down?
a. Who the test platoon men were that did not graduate and why
b. Including information regardless of margin for error.
c. These are just names in a book
d. Not to worry if you’re wrong
e. None of the above.
What is important to remember to be a responsible narrator?
a. These are not just names but are real people with families.
b. Including information regardless of margin for error.
c. These are just names in a book
d. Not to worry if you’re wrong
e. None of the above.
True or False: The book was originally going to be in picture-book form.
a. True
b. False
True or False: The author helped locate Walter Morris’ house at Fort Benning.
a. True
b. False
Who sent in artwork for the book?
a. Walter Morris
b. Bradley Biggs
c. Joe Murchison
d. Ashley Bryan
e. the author’s family
Who stayed in the "sweat hut"? Who became the cook following refusal to jump at 34 ft.? Who suffered a groin injury?
a. Walter Morris Joe Murchison. Clarence Beavers
b. Bradley Biggs. Carstell Stewart. Walter Morris
c. Cleo Washington. Emerald Jones. James S. Williams
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
True or False: Putting together the story of the Triple Nickles had been done multiple times before this book.
a. True
b. False
