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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 many freedoms did President Roosevelt say that all men were entitled to in his 1941 State of the Union address?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

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

3. Who hid the "colored computers" sign from the cafeteria?
(a) Katherine Goble Johnson.
(b) Dorothy Vaughan.
(c) Mary Jackson.
(d) Miriam Mann.

4. How much did Dorothy Vaughan pay for her housing when she first started working at Langley?
(a) Nothing.
(b) $50 per month.
(c) $10 per week.
(d) $5 per week.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Margery Hannah treat the black computers?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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