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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event caused the need for Langley to initially hire black women?
(a) The launch of Sputnik.
(b) The space race.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

2. Who was branch chief that offered James Williams a place on his team?
(a) John Becker.
(b) Jaybird.
(c) R.T. Jones.
(d) Kaz.

3. What was the name of Senator Byrd's movement against integration?
(a) Rightful Resistance.
(b) School Safety.
(c) White Power.
(d) Massive Resistance.

4. At what age did Dorothy Vaughan graduate from high school?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

5. What did the personnel officer know would be necessary if he were to hire black women to work at Langley?
(a) Approval from the white employees.
(b) Added security.
(c) A cafeteria for black employees only.
(d) A separate place for them to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the employees at Langley warned against doing outside of the workplace during World War II?

2. What did Executive Order 10925, signed by President Kennedy, call for?

3. What did Dorothy Vaughan do in the summer of 1944 to make her situation more permanent?

4. What effect did V-J day have on the workforce in the area surrounding Langley?

5. What was the name of the group of black pilots whose exploits were closely followed by the black community during World War II?

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