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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 the name of the group of black pilots whose exploits were closely followed by the black community during World War II?
(a) The Tuskegee Airmen.
(b) The Negro Air Patrol.
(c) The African American Airmen.
(d) The Black Panthers.

2. Who was the man that was promoted to head the Stability Analysis section despite the fact that he had not finished college?
(a) Harry Byrd.
(b) R.T. Jones.
(c) Thomas Byrdsong.
(d) Melvin Butler.

3. What did Dorothy Vaughan do in the summer of 1944 to make her situation more permanent?
(a) Became a member of the church she had been attending.
(b) Signed a contract with Langley.
(c) Divorced her husband.
(d) Signed a lease on a house.

4. How did Shetterly know the woman that her father told her was a human computer, thus sparking her interest in the topic?
(a) The woman was her former babysitter.
(b) The woman was her mother's best friend.
(c) The woman was her former Sunday School teacher.
(d) The woman was her kindergarten teacher.

5. Where did Jimmy Goble work when he and Katherine moved to Newsome Park?
(a) The shipyard.
(b) Langley Research Center.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At a high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose work was sabotaged by a mechanic?

2. Why did Dorothy Vaughan believe the West Computers would need to learn to use the electronic computers?

3. What was Dorothy Vaughan's connection to Katherine Goble Johnson before working at Langley?

4. In 1970, what percentage of engineers in America were black?

5. What was Kaz's response when Mary told him about being laughed at by the white computers?

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