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

2. What oath did Dorothy Vaughan have to take upon beginning her job at Langley?
(a) The NACA Loyalty oath.
(b) The U.S. Civil Service oath.
(c) The Mathematician's oath.
(d) The Segregated Workplace oath.

3. What was Dorothy Vaughan's summer job before she began working at Langley?
(a) She worked at the USO.
(b) She was a bookkeeper for a hotel.
(c) She did laundry at Camp Pickett.
(d) She was a waitress.

4. What was the original name of NASA?
(a) NAACP.
(b) NAPA.
(c) NACA.
(d) NASP.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the personnel officer know would be necessary if he were to hire black women to work at Langley?

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

3. What event caused the need for Langley to initially hire black women?

4. Who hid the "colored computers" sign from the cafeteria?

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

(see the answer key)

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