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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What Supreme Court announcement did Katherine Goble Johnson discuss with her male coworkers?
(a) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(b) Roe v. Wade.
(c) Brown v. Board of Education.
(d) The Rosenberg Trial.

4. What was the name of the first satellite the Russian's put into orbit?
(a) Red One.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Sputnik.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What laws were being used in an attempt to dismantle black communities after World War II ended?

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

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

4. Who was the man that was promoted to head the Stability Analysis section despite the fact that he had not finished college?

5. Where was Central High School, the white school that was in the news because black students were trying to integrate it?

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