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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Matilda West, the black employee who was fired for disloyalty, related to?
(a) Dorothy Vaughan.
(b) Miriam Mann.
(c) Mary Jackson.
(d) Katherine Goble Johnson.

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

3. Who was the man that was promoted to head the Stability Analysis section despite the fact that he had not finished college?
(a) R.T. Jones.
(b) Thomas Byrdsong.
(c) Harry Byrd.
(d) Melvin Butler.

4. Where did Dorothy Vaughan and her husband live after marrying?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Hampton.
(c) Newport News.
(d) Farmville.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Dorothy Vaughan sometimes put dinner on the table for her children and then walk around the block before eating?

3. Who was the head computer when Langley began hiring black women?

4. Which Executive Order desegregated the military?

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

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