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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who hid the "colored computers" sign from the cafeteria?
(a) Mary Jackson.
(b) Miriam Mann.
(c) Katherine Goble Johnson.
(d) Dorothy Vaughan.

2. Who was Matilda West, the black employee who was fired for disloyalty, related to?
(a) Miriam Mann.
(b) Katherine Goble Johnson.
(c) Dorothy Vaughan.
(d) Mary Jackson.

3. What position was Dorothy Vaughan promoted to under Margery Hannah?
(a) Head computer.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Mathematician.
(d) Shift supervisor.

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

5. Where did Dorothy Vaughan and her husband live after marrying?
(a) Farmville.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Hampton.
(d) Newport News.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Leonard Vaughan and the other black children ensure they would get the pond to themselves?

2. How many freedoms did President Roosevelt say that all men were entitled to in his 1941 State of the Union address?

3. Who was West Computing's section head when Dorothy Vaughan first came to Langley?

4. What was special for the Vaughans and Manns about vacationing at Log Cabin Beach?

5. What did the researchers at Langley use to gain test results without the dangers of test flights?

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