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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 special for the Vaughans and Manns about vacationing at Log Cabin Beach?
(a) It was the only place they were able to socialize with one another.
(b) Blacks and whites vacationed together there without segregation laws.
(c) Miriam and Dorothy could talk openly about their work.
(d) There were no "colored" signs.

2. 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.

3. What was the name of the senator from Virginia who vehemently opposed the Fair Employment Practices Committee?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Harry Byrd.
(c) Thomas Byrdsong.
(d) Melvin Butler.

4. What country were Americans concerned about their students being able to compete with?
(a) Russia.
(b) England.
(c) China.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the singer that Dorothy Vaughan took her children to see at Ogden Hall?

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

3. What did Langley's Analysis and Computation Division do?

4. What did James Williams have to do on his first day of work at Langley?

5. What effect did V-J day have on the workforce in the area surrounding Langley?

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