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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dorothy Hoover leave NACA?
(a) Because she could not advance to an engineering position at NACA.
(b) To pursue a master's degree in mathematics.
(c) To get married.
(d) For a better job in another laboratory.

2. How many more children did Dorothy and Howard Vaughan have after Dorothy moved to Newport News?
(a) Zero.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. What did Katherine Goble Johnson's husband die from?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Malaria.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) A brain tumor.

4. What were the segregation laws called?
(a) Jim Crow laws.
(b) Colored Workers laws.
(c) Racial Separation laws.
(d) Uncle Tom laws.

5. What did Shetterly say was one of Katherine Goble Johnson's "great talents?"
(a) Her ability to make friends with anyone.
(b) Being in the right place at the right time.
(c) Her ability to grasp ideas quickly.
(d) Her charm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dorothy Vaughan's summer job before she began working at Langley?

2. Why did Mary Jackson return home after her first year as a teacher?

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

4. What neighborhood near Langley did Dorothy Vaughan eventually permanently settle in?

5. Who was the man that was promoted to head the Stability Analysis section despite the fact that he had not finished college?

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