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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 did black newspapers call the black soldiers who fought overseas during World War II?
(a) Black Battalions.
(b) Black Yanks.
(c) Tan Yanks.
(d) Tan Soldiers.

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

3. What position did the hotel Katherine worked at while in high school move her to to take advantage of her charisma?
(a) Maid.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Store clerk.
(d) Bellhop.

4. How did Dorothy Vaughan find a place to stay when she arrived in Newport News?
(a) She stayed with people she met at church.
(b) A friend gave her the name of a woman who owned a boarding house.
(c) She found an ad in the paper for "colored housing."
(d) The personnel department at Langley kept a file of available housing separated by races.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the singer that Dorothy Vaughan took her children to see at Ogden Hall?

2. What notable member of the U.S. Navy visited Langley shortly before Dorothy Vaughan arrived?

3. What was the original name of NASA?

4. What did the "X" in the designation of an airplane signify?

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

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