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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 did James Williams have to do on his first day of work at Langley?
(a) Deal with a mechanic who sabotaged his work.
(b) Take a test to prove he had the necessary skills to work there.
(c) Prove that he had an engineering degree.
(d) Convince the guards at the gate that he was an engineer.

2. How had Katherine Goble Johnson's father taught her to treat other people?
(a) As inferior to herself.
(b) As strangers to be wary of.
(c) As superiors to herself.
(d) As equals.

3. What did Dorothy Vaughan do in the summer of 1944 to make her situation more permanent?
(a) Signed a contract with Langley.
(b) Divorced her husband.
(c) Signed a lease on a house.
(d) Became a member of the church she had been attending.

4. How did Dorothy Vaughan reinvent her career after the Analysis and Computation Division was created?
(a) She became a computer programmer.
(b) She went back to teaching school.
(c) She became an engineer.
(d) She became the head of the division.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What innovation was added to the wind tunnels to make them more closely simulate flight conditions?

2. Who was branch chief that offered James Williams a place on his team?

3. What was the name of the group of black pilots whose exploits were closely followed by the black community during World War II?

4. What was the name of the senator from Virginia who vehemently opposed the Fair Employment Practices Committee?

5. Who were the Greensboro Four?

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