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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the man that was promoted to head the Stability Analysis section despite the fact that he had not finished college?
(a) Thomas Byrdsong.
(b) Melvin Butler.
(c) R.T. Jones.
(d) Harry Byrd.

2. 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) Denounced them in the press.
(b) Charged them with heavy fines.
(c) Revoked their passports.
(d) Put them in jail.

3. What made white computers laugh at Mary Jackson?
(a) She did not know how to use a calculator.
(b) She made a calculation error.
(c) She asked them where the bathroom was.
(d) She was not allowed to sit with them in the cafeteria.

4. What was the original name of NASA?
(a) NAPA.
(b) NAACP.
(c) NACA.
(d) NASP.

5. What was Asa Phillip Randolph's position when he threatened to lead a march on Washington if war jobs were not opened to blacks?
(a) Head of the largest black labor union.
(b) Head of NAACP.
(c) Congressman.
(d) Senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the "X" in the designation of an airplane signify?

2. What did Katherine Goble Johnson's husband die from?

3. Where did Jimmy Goble work when he and Katherine moved to Newsome Park?

4. Which of the following planes was used in the bombing of Japan?

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

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