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

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

3. How many women, both black and white, were working as computers when Dorothy Vaughan started at Langley?
(a) 500+.
(b) 200+.
(c) 100.
(d) 20.

4. What position did the hotel Katherine worked at while in high school move her to to take advantage of her charisma?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Store clerk.
(c) Bellhop.
(d) Maid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more children did Dorothy and Howard Vaughan have after Dorothy moved to Newport News?

2. At the time when black women began working at Langley, what was considered the highest level of employment a black woman could achieve?

3. What state was Katherine Goble Johnson from?

4. How did Katherine Goble Johnson return to teaching in 1944?

5. What was the original name of NASA?

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