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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 was the name of Langley Research Center's newsletter?
(a) NACA Notes.
(b) Air Scoop.
(c) Research Reporter.
(d) The Flyer.

2. What was the name of Mary Jackson's son who entered into the soap box derby race?
(a) Arthur.
(b) William.
(c) Leonard.
(d) Levi.

3. Who was West Computing's section head when Dorothy Vaughan first came to Langley?
(a) Virginia Tucker.
(b) Miriam Mann.
(c) Blanche Sponsler.
(d) Margery Hannah.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did President Eisenhower want America's first spaceflight to be perceived?

2. How many women, both black and white, were working as computers when Dorothy Vaughan started at Langley?

3. Who coauthored Mary Jackson's first report?

4. What did the U.S. government do to prevent black leaders like Josephine Baker and W.E.B. Du Bois from having an impact on relations with newly independent countries?

5. How long were schools in Prince Edward closed due to defunding to avoid segregation?

(see the answer key)

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