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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. Which of the following projects did Dorothy Vaughan work calculations for?
(a) Project Alpha.
(b) The Sound Barrier Project.
(c) Project Mercury.
(d) Project Scout.

2. What did Shetterly say was one of Katherine Goble Johnson's "great talents?"
(a) Her ability to grasp ideas quickly.
(b) Being in the right place at the right time.
(c) Her ability to make friends with anyone.
(d) Her charm.

3. What did the personnel officer know would be necessary if he were to hire black women to work at Langley?
(a) Approval from the white employees.
(b) A cafeteria for black employees only.
(c) A separate place for them to work.
(d) Added security.

4. How far off from its targeted landing spot was the landing of the Mercury capsule?
(a) 40 miles.
(b) Zero miles.
(c) Ten miles.
(d) 100 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who worked on the calculations necessary for two vehicles to dock in space?

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

3. What did the local living around Langley Research Center call the people who worked at Langley because of their eccentric behavior?

4. Why did Langley employees hold meetings and social gatherings in their own Activities Building in the 1950s?

5. Who returned to work at NASA after completing her graduate work in mathematics?

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