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

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

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

4. Which Executive Order desegregated the military?
(a) Executive Order 13160.
(b) Executive Order 8802.
(c) Executive Order 11246.
(d) Executive Order 9066.

5. How did Dorothy Vaughan get from her hometown to her new job at Langley?
(a) Her husband drove her.
(b) She drove her car.
(c) She took a Greyhound bus.
(d) She walked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dorothy Vaughan's summer job before she began working at Langley?

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

3. What was Dorothy Vaughan's connection to Katherine Goble Johnson before working at Langley?

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

5. What was the original name of NASA?

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