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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 notable member of the U.S. Navy visited Langley shortly before Dorothy Vaughan arrived?
(a) U.S. General Frank Knox.
(b) Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.
(c) Captain Frank Knox.
(d) Chief Frank Knox.

2. What did the personnel officer know would be necessary if he were to hire black women to work at Langley?
(a) A separate place for them to work.
(b) Approval from the white employees.
(c) A cafeteria for black employees only.
(d) Added security.

3. What was Howard Vaughan's job?
(a) He was a teacher.
(b) He was an itinerant bellman.
(c) He worked in a shipyard.
(d) He was a custodian at the high school.

4. How did Shetterly know the woman that her father told her was a human computer, thus sparking her interest in the topic?
(a) The woman was her mother's best friend.
(b) The woman was her former babysitter.
(c) The woman was her kindergarten teacher.
(d) The woman was her former Sunday School teacher.

5. Where did Dorothy Vaughan and her husband live after marrying?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Hampton.
(c) Farmville.
(d) Newport News.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time when black women began working at Langley, what was considered the highest level of employment a black woman could achieve?

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

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

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

5. What were the segregation laws called?

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