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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Margery Hannah treat the black computers?
(a) She ignored them.
(b) As inferiors.
(c) As equals.
(d) She went out of her way to be extra nice to them.

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

3. What event made Dorothy Vaughan decide that going to graduate school would be economically irresponsible?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Depression.
(c) Her first pregnancy.
(d) Her father's death.

4. How much was Dorothy Vaughan offered in pay to work at Langley in comparison to her teaching job?
(a) The same amount.
(b) Twice as much.
(c) 50 percent more per hour.
(d) Ten cents more per hour.

5. What did the researchers at Langley use to gain test results without the dangers of test flights?
(a) Unmanned aircrafts.
(b) Computer simulations.
(c) Ground models.
(d) Wind tunnels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position was Dorothy Vaughan promoted to under Margery Hannah?

2. Where did Mary Jackson work immediately after her first year of teaching.

3. What was special for the Vaughans and Manns about vacationing at Log Cabin Beach?

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

5. What was the name of the pilot who broke the sound barrier?

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