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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was the leadership meeting that Katherine Goble Johnson watched the moon mission from held?
(a) Log Cabin Beach.
(b) The Hillside Inn.
(c) At Hampton Institute.
(d) The Greenbrier Hotel.

3. What nickname did Hampton, Virginia give itself in 1962?
(a) Astronaut Academy, USA.
(b) Spacetown, USA.
(c) Moon Landing II.
(d) NASA Town.

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

5. Who did Dorothy Vaughan think the notice she saw on a bulletin board looking for mathematicians was meant for?
(a) White men only.
(b) The white students at the nearby college.
(c) Men only.
(d) The upper class women who worked at the college.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Katherine Goble Johnson when she entered college?

2. What did members in the black community who supported the space program dislike about the program?

3. Why did Dorothy Hoover leave NACA?

4. Who worked on the calculations necessary for two vehicles to dock in space?

5. What was risk standard set at following the Apollo 1 accident?

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