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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the professor that mentored Katherine Goble Johnson while she was in college?
(a) W.E.B. DuBois.
(b) Asa Phillips Randolph.
(c) John Henrik Clarke.
(d) William Claytor.

3. What did James Williams have to do on his first day of work at Langley?
(a) Take a test to prove he had the necessary skills to work there.
(b) Prove that he had an engineering degree.
(c) Deal with a mechanic who sabotaged his work.
(d) Convince the guards at the gate that he was an engineer.

4. What was Dorothy Vaughan's connection to Katherine Goble Johnson before working at Langley?
(a) Dorothy went to college with Katherine.
(b) Dorothy was Katherine's teacher in high school.
(c) Dorothy and Katherine went to the same church.
(d) Dorothy and her husband were friends with Katherine's grandparents.

5. What were the segregation laws called?
(a) Colored Workers laws.
(b) Racial Separation laws.
(c) Jim Crow laws.
(d) Uncle Tom laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the secret bunker for politicians to be evacuated to in the event of a Russian attack?

2. Who hid the "colored computers" sign from the cafeteria?

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

4. What was Katherine Goble Johnson's relationship with her white male coworkers like?

5. What part of Langley did the black computers work in?

(see the answer key)

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