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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was Dorothy Vaughan offered in pay to work at Langley in comparison to her teaching job?
(a) The same amount.
(b) Twice as much.
(c) Ten cents more per hour.
(d) 50 percent more per hour.

2. What was the name of the personnel officer at Langley Research Center when Dorothy Vaughan began working there?
(a) Thomas Byrdsong.
(b) John Glenn.
(c) Asa Phillip Randolph.
(d) Melvin Butler.

3. At the time when black women began working at Langley, what was considered the highest level of employment a black woman could achieve?
(a) Mathematician.
(b) Nurse.
(c) School teacher.
(d) Maid.

4. What was Dorothy Vaughan's connection to Katherine Goble Johnson before working at Langley?
(a) Dorothy was Katherine's teacher in high school.
(b) Dorothy and her husband were friends with Katherine's grandparents.
(c) Dorothy went to college with Katherine.
(d) Dorothy and Katherine went to the same church.

5. What did the personnel officer know would be necessary if he were to hire black women to work at Langley?
(a) Approval from the white employees.
(b) A cafeteria for black employees only.
(c) A separate place for them to work.
(d) Added security.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dorothy Vaughan get from her hometown to her new job at Langley?

2. In what year did the first female computing pool begin working at Langley?

3. How did Shetterly know the woman that her father told her was a human computer, thus sparking her interest in the topic?

4. How were black people expected to enter a bus due to segregation laws?

5. Who did Dorothy Vaughan think the notice she saw on a bulletin board looking for mathematicians was meant for?

(see the answer key)

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