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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Katherine Goble Johnson return to teaching in 1944?
(a) Her children's teacher quit and she applied for the job.
(b) Her husband became ill and the school offered her his contract.
(c) She had lost her job at Langley.
(d) Her sister got pregnant, so Katherine took over for her.

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

3. What notable member of the U.S. Navy visited Langley shortly before Dorothy Vaughan arrived?
(a) Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.
(b) U.S. General Frank Knox.
(c) Chief Frank Knox.
(d) Captain Frank Knox.

4. In 1970, what percentage of engineers in America were black?
(a) 5%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 25%.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many women, both black and white, were working as computers when Dorothy Vaughan started at Langley?

4. What were the employees at Langley warned against doing outside of the workplace during World War II?

5. Who was Matilda West, the black employee who was fired for disloyalty, related to?

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