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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the head computer when Langley began hiring black women?
(a) Virginia Tucker.
(b) Mary Jackson.
(c) Blanche Sponsler.
(d) Dorothy Vaughan.

2. At the time when black women began working at Langley, what was considered the highest level of employment a black woman could achieve?
(a) School teacher.
(b) Mathematician.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Maid.

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

4. What position was Dorothy Vaughan promoted to under Margery Hannah?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Head computer.
(c) Mathematician.
(d) Shift supervisor.

5. What oath did Dorothy Vaughan have to take upon beginning her job at Langley?
(a) The Mathematician's oath.
(b) The NACA Loyalty oath.
(c) The U.S. Civil Service oath.
(d) The Segregated Workplace oath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Katherine Goble Johnson's first husband?

2. How did Dorothy Vaughan get from her hometown to her new job at Langley?

3. Which of the following planes was used in the bombing of Japan?

4. What was Shetterly's father's job at Langley?

5. How many freedoms did President Roosevelt say that all men were entitled to in his 1941 State of the Union address?

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