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

2. How did Dorothy Vaughan get from her hometown to her new job at Langley?
(a) She walked.
(b) She took a Greyhound bus.
(c) Her husband drove her.
(d) She drove her car.

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

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

5. What neighborhood near Langley did Dorothy Vaughan eventually permanently settle in?
(a) Copeland Park.
(b) Stuart Gardens.
(c) Aberdeen Gardens.
(d) Newsome Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose family attended a concert with Dorothy Vaughan's family?

2. Who was Matilda West, the black employee who was fired for disloyalty, related to?

3. Who was the head computer when Langley began hiring black women?

4. Who did Dorothy Vaughan think the notice she saw on a bulletin board looking for mathematicians was meant for?

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

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