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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Mary Jackson's son who entered into the soap box derby race?
(a) Leonard.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Levi.
(d) William.

2. In what year was East Computing disbanded?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1947.

3. Where did Jimmy Goble work when he and Katherine moved to Newsome Park?
(a) Langley Research Center.
(b) The shipyard.
(c) At a high school.
(d) At a restaurant.

4. How old was Katherine Goble Johnson when she entered college?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

5. What did the U.S. government do to prevent black leaders like Josephine Baker and W.E.B. Du Bois from having an impact on relations with newly independent countries?
(a) Put them in jail.
(b) Charged them with heavy fines.
(c) Revoked their passports.
(d) Denounced them in the press.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shetterly say was one of Katherine Goble Johnson's "great talents?"

2. Why did Langley employees hold meetings and social gatherings in their own Activities Building in the 1950s?

3. What was the first machine used at Langley to perform computations?

4. What did Langley do in hopes of turning the computers into junior engineers?

5. What Supreme Court announcement did Katherine Goble Johnson discuss with her male coworkers?

(see the answer key)

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