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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the singer that Dorothy Vaughan took her children to see at Ogden Hall?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Ellah Fitzgerald.
(c) Lena Horne.
(d) Marian Anderson.

2. Where did Mary Jackson attend college?
(a) Virginia State University.
(b) Howard University.
(c) Hampton Institute.
(d) Spelman College.

3. What position was Dorothy Lee subbing in when she impressed the branch chief with her math skills and earned her permanent position in his branch?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Bookkeeper.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Computer.

4. What did the "X" in the designation of an airplane signify?
(a) That it was a bomber.
(b) That it was a fighter plane.
(c) That it was experimental.
(d) That it was a cargo plane.

5. Whose family attended a concert with Dorothy Vaughan's family?
(a) Mary Jackson's family.
(b) Christine Darden's family.
(c) Miriam Mann's family.
(d) Margery Hannah's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Katherine Goble Johnson meet her second husband?

2. What trial was Langley drawn into because of a suspected connection to one of the employees there?

3. Why did Dorothy Vaughan sometimes put dinner on the table for her children and then walk around the block before eating?

4. How did Margery Hannah treat the black computers?

5. What was the name of the pilot who broke the sound barrier?

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