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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Shetterly's father's job at Langley?
(a) He was a mathematician.
(b) He was a climate scientist.
(c) He was an engineer.
(d) He was a custodian.

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

3. What did the reporter who interviewed Dorothy Lee say that women had to work like?
(a) Men.
(b) Mules.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Dogs.

4. What was the name of the rocket that was used to propel the Mercury capsule into orbit?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Atlas.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Gemini.

5. Whose work was sabotaged by a mechanic?
(a) Thomas Byrdsong's work.
(b) Mary Jackson's work.
(c) Kaz Czarnecki's work.
(d) Katherine Goble Johnson's work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the students in Christine Mann Darden's high school worry about when they heard the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

2. What part of Langley did the black computers work in?

3. How long were schools in Prince Edward closed due to defunding to avoid segregation?

4. Where was the secret bunker for politicians to be evacuated to in the event of a Russian attack?

5. How did President Eisenhower want America's first spaceflight to be perceived?

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