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

2. How did Katherine Goble Johnson return to teaching in 1944?
(a) Her husband became ill and the school offered her his contract.
(b) She had lost her job at Langley.
(c) Her sister got pregnant, so Katherine took over for her.
(d) Her children's teacher quit and she applied for the job.

3. What notable member of the U.S. Navy visited Langley shortly before Dorothy Vaughan arrived?
(a) U.S. General Frank Knox.
(b) Chief Frank Knox.
(c) Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.
(d) Captain Frank Knox.

4. Where did Dorothy Vaughan and her husband live after marrying?
(a) Hampton.
(b) Farmville.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Newport News.

5. How did President Eisenhower want America's first spaceflight to be perceived?
(a) As a show of America's superior technology.
(b) As a peaceful mission.
(c) As an act of military strength.
(d) As a secretive mission.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the engineers in Flight Research and PARD learn about space flight?

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

3. Who was the singer that Dorothy Vaughan took her children to see at Ogden Hall?

4. How did Dorothy Lee feel after agreeing with a report that women had to act like ladies in the workplace?

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

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