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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following planes was used in the bombing of Japan?
(a) North American P-51 Mustang.
(b) Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
(c) Chance Vaught F4U Corsair.
(d) Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

2. What was Howard Vaughan's job?
(a) He worked in a shipyard.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was a custodian at the high school.
(d) He was an itinerant bellman.

3. Where did Mary Jackson attend college?
(a) Virginia State University.
(b) Spelman College.
(c) Hampton Institute.
(d) Howard University.

4. What did the local living around Langley Research Center call the people who worked at Langley because of their eccentric behavior?
(a) Airheads.
(b) Space cadets.
(c) NACA nuts.
(d) NACA nerds.

5. How many freedoms did President Roosevelt say that all men were entitled to in his 1941 State of the Union address?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did black newspapers call the black soldiers who fought overseas during World War II?

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

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

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

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