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

2. What was the name of Langley Research Center's newsletter?
(a) Research Reporter.
(b) Air Scoop.
(c) The Flyer.
(d) NACA Notes.

3. What did Dorothy Vaughan do in the summer of 1944 to make her situation more permanent?
(a) Signed a lease on a house.
(b) Signed a contract with Langley.
(c) Became a member of the church she had been attending.
(d) Divorced her husband.

4. How did Katherine Goble Johnson return to teaching in 1944?
(a) Her sister got pregnant, so Katherine took over for her.
(b) She had lost her job at Langley.
(c) Her husband became ill and the school offered her his contract.
(d) Her children's teacher quit and she applied for the job.

5. 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 Negro Air Patrol.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) The Tuskegee Airmen.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the original name of NASA?

4. What was the name of the personnel officer at Langley Research Center when Dorothy Vaughan began working there?

5. What did James Thompson call the idea that black Americans had to fight in the war for victory overseas and at home for victory over oppression?

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