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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Katherine Goble Johnson gain access to the editorial meetings?
(a) She just walked into a meeting one day.
(b) She went to the head of her department and made her case to be allowed to attend.
(c) She kept asking to attend until her male coworkers gave in.
(d) She went to her supervisor and complained.

2. Where did NASA move the space program to in anticipation of the large number of people needed to accomplish the manned orbital flight?
(a) Houston.
(b) Langley.
(c) Kennedy Space Center.
(d) California.

3. Where did Christine Mann Darden attend college?
(a) Virginia State University.
(b) Hampton Institute.
(c) Howard University.
(d) Harvard University.

4. How long were schools in Prince Edward closed due to defunding to avoid segregation?
(a) One year.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five years.

5. What position was Dorothy Lee subbing in when she impressed the branch chief with her math skills and earned her permanent position in his branch?
(a) Computer.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Bookkeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Dorothy Vaughan go to speak with the division chief of The Flight Research Division?

2. What rumor about the astronauts spread around the Hampton Institute campus?

3. Where was Katherine Goble Johnson when she found out about the jobs available at Langley for black women?

4. What did the students in Christine Mann Darden's high school worry about when they heard the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

5. How many more children did Dorothy and Howard Vaughan have after Dorothy moved to Newport News?

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