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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the NAACP file a lawsuit against Booker T. Washington High School in Virginia?
(a) They were not offering black students the same opportunities as white students.
(b) They were not allowing black students to attend classes there.
(c) They were paying black teachers less than white teachers.
(d) They would not hire black teachers.

2. How much was Dorothy Vaughan offered in pay to work at Langley in comparison to her teaching job?
(a) Ten cents more per hour.
(b) 50 percent more per hour.
(c) Twice as much.
(d) The same amount.

3. What song did Mary Jackson tell her Girl Scouts that they would never sing again after she thought about the stereotypes the song promoted?
(a) No More My Lawd.
(b) Swing Low Sweet Chariot.
(c) Pick a Bale of Cotton.
(d) Early in the Mornin'.

4. Why was it difficult for Mary Jackson to attend engineering classes at Hampton High School?
(a) Her supervisor had to give her permission to attend an engineering class.
(b) The school was segregated.
(c) She had to walk there.
(d) The classes were not open to women.

5. What did Shetterly say was one of Katherine Goble Johnson's "great talents?"
(a) Her ability to make friends with anyone.
(b) Her ability to grasp ideas quickly.
(c) Being in the right place at the right time.
(d) Her charm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the original name of NASA?

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

3. What state was Katherine Goble Johnson from?

4. How had Katherine Goble Johnson's father taught her to treat other people?

5. Which Executive Order desegregated the military?

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