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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 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 former Sunday School teacher.
(d) The woman was her kindergarten teacher.

2. What was the name of the group of black pilots whose exploits were closely followed by the black community during World War II?
(a) The African American Airmen.
(b) The Black Panthers.
(c) The Tuskegee Airmen.
(d) The Negro Air Patrol.

3. What did the local living around Langley Research Center call the people who worked at Langley because of their eccentric behavior?
(a) Space cadets.
(b) Airheads.
(c) NACA nerds.
(d) NACA nuts.

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

5. What state was Katherine Goble Johnson from?
(a) West Virginia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) South Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trial was Langley drawn into because of a suspected connection to one of the employees there?

2. What notable member of the U.S. Navy visited Langley shortly before Dorothy Vaughan arrived?

3. Who was the man that was promoted to head the Stability Analysis section despite the fact that he had not finished college?

4. What laws were being used in an attempt to dismantle black communities after World War II ended?

5. What did black newspapers call the black soldiers who fought overseas during World War II?

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