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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 the "X" in the designation of an airplane signify?
(a) That it was a fighter plane.
(b) That it was a bomber.
(c) That it was a cargo plane.
(d) That it was experimental.

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

3. What event caused the need for Langley to initially hire black women?
(a) The space race.
(b) World War II.
(c) The launch of Sputnik.
(d) World War I.

4. What was the original name of NASA?
(a) NACA.
(b) NAACP.
(c) NAPA.
(d) NASP.

5. How did Katherine Goble Johnson return to teaching in 1944?
(a) Her sister got pregnant, so Katherine took over for her.
(b) She had lost her job at Langley.
(c) Her children's teacher quit and she applied for the job.
(d) Her husband became ill and the school offered her his contract.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Mary Jackson attend college?

3. Who hid the "colored computers" sign from the cafeteria?

4. What was Dorothy Vaughan's summer job before she began working at Langley?

5. What position did the hotel Katherine worked at while in high school move her to to take advantage of her charisma?

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