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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Dorothy Vaughan find a place to stay when she arrived in Newport News?
(a) She found an ad in the paper for "colored housing."
(b) A friend gave her the name of a woman who owned a boarding house.
(c) The personnel department at Langley kept a file of available housing separated by races.
(d) She stayed with people she met at church.

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

3. Who was the head computer when Langley began hiring black women?
(a) Dorothy Vaughan.
(b) Mary Jackson.
(c) Blanche Sponsler.
(d) Virginia Tucker.

4. In what year did the first female computing pool begin working at Langley?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1953.

5. Who did Dorothy Vaughan think the notice she saw on a bulletin board looking for mathematicians was meant for?
(a) The white students at the nearby college.
(b) The upper class women who worked at the college.
(c) Men only.
(d) White men only.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname did Hampton, Virginia give itself in 1962?

2. What was the name of Langley Research Center's newsletter?

3. What was Shetterly's father's job at Langley?

4. What was the name of the personnel officer at Langley Research Center when Dorothy Vaughan began working there?

5. What were the segregation laws called?

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