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

2. 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?
(a) The Double V.
(b) The Double War.
(c) The Constant Battle.
(d) The Black Man's Battle.

3. What was the name of the personnel officer at Langley Research Center when Dorothy Vaughan began working there?
(a) Melvin Butler.
(b) Asa Phillip Randolph.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Thomas Byrdsong.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Langley did the black computers work in?

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

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

4. What event made Dorothy Vaughan decide that going to graduate school would be economically irresponsible?

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

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