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

2. What part of Langley did the black computers work in?
(a) South Area.
(b) East Area.
(c) North Area.
(d) West Area.

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

4. Who was West Computing's section head when Dorothy Vaughan first came to Langley?
(a) Virginia Tucker.
(b) Blanche Sponsler.
(c) Miriam Mann.
(d) Margery Hannah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head computer when Langley began hiring black women?

2. How were black people expected to enter a bus due to segregation laws?

3. How did Shetterly know the woman that her father told her was a human computer, thus sparking her interest in the topic?

4. Who did Dorothy Vaughan think the notice she saw on a bulletin board looking for mathematicians was meant for?

5. How did Dorothy Vaughan get from her hometown to her new job at Langley?

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