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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Dorothy Vaughan graduate from high school?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

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

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

4. 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 Black Panthers.
(b) The Tuskegee Airmen.
(c) The Negro Air Patrol.
(d) The African American Airmen.

5. How many women, both black and white, were working as computers when Dorothy Vaughan started at Langley?
(a) 20.
(b) 200+.
(c) 100.
(d) 500+.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Asa Phillip Randolph's position when he threatened to lead a march on Washington if war jobs were not opened to blacks?

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

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

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