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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Langley did the black computers work in?
(a) West Area.
(b) North Area.
(c) East Area.
(d) South Area.

2. What was Dorothy Vaughan's summer job before she began working at Langley?
(a) She did laundry at Camp Pickett.
(b) She worked at the USO.
(c) She was a waitress.
(d) She was a bookkeeper for a hotel.

3. Who did Dorothy Vaughan think the notice she saw on a bulletin board looking for mathematicians was meant for?
(a) The white students at the nearby college.
(b) Men only.
(c) The upper class women who worked at the college.
(d) White men only.

4. What laws were being used in an attempt to dismantle black communities after World War II ended?
(a) Wartime temporary housing laws.
(b) Segregation laws.
(c) Federal housing approval laws.
(d) Slum clearance laws.

5. Where did Mary Jackson work immediately after her first year of teaching.
(a) At Olde Hampton's Bethel AME Church.
(b) At the USO.
(c) At Langley Research Center.
(d) At the Hampton Institute.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Shetterly know the woman that her father told her was a human computer, thus sparking her interest in the topic?

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 did the U.S. government do to prevent black leaders like Josephine Baker and W.E.B. Du Bois from having an impact on relations with newly independent countries?

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

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

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