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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mary Jackson attend college?
(a) Hampton Institute.
(b) Howard University.
(c) Spelman College.
(d) Virginia State University.

2. What was Shetterly's father's job at Langley?
(a) He was a climate scientist.
(b) He was a mathematician.
(c) He was an engineer.
(d) He was a custodian.

3. What was the name of the pilot who broke the sound barrier?
(a) John Glenn.
(b) Chuck Yeager.
(c) Thomas Byrdsong.
(d) Harry Byrd.

4. What did the local living around Langley Research Center call the people who worked at Langley because of their eccentric behavior?
(a) Space cadets.
(b) Airheads.
(c) NACA nuts.
(d) NACA nerds.

5. How old was Katherine Goble Johnson when she entered college?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 22.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the first satellite the Russian's put into orbit?

2. Who was the division chief of The Flight Research Division when Katherine Goble Johnson was sent to work there?

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

4. What happened when Katherine Goble Johnson sat down at a desk in the Flight Research Division on her first day there?

5. Who was the professor that mentored Katherine Goble Johnson while she was in college?

(see the answer key)

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