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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) 25%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 1%.
(d) 10%.

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

3. How were black people expected to enter a bus due to segregation laws?
(a) Through the back door of the bus.
(b) By getting permission from the bus driver before entering.
(c) They had to wait for all white passengers to enter first.
(d) Through the front door of the bus.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was Dorothy Vaughan offered in pay to work at Langley in comparison to her teaching job?

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

3. What did James Thompson call the idea that black Americans had to fight in the war for victory overseas and at home for victory over oppression?

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

5. How much did Dorothy Vaughan pay for her housing when she first started working at Langley?

(see the answer key)

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