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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was risk standard set at following the Apollo 1 accident?
(a) 99.9% success.
(b) 85% success.
(c) 90.5% success.
(d) 79% success.

2. What did Shetterly say was one of Katherine Goble Johnson's "great talents?"
(a) Her charm.
(b) Her ability to make friends with anyone.
(c) Her ability to grasp ideas quickly.
(d) Being in the right place at the right time.

3. In what Langley building did much of the research surrounding spaceflight take place?
(a) Building 51.
(b) The Space Research Building.
(c) Building 1244.
(d) The Activities Building.

4. What did Katherine Goble Johnson's husband die from?
(a) A brain tumor.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Malaria.
(d) A heart attack.

5. What did black newspapers call the black soldiers who fought overseas during World War II?
(a) Tan Yanks.
(b) Tan Soldiers.
(c) Black Battalions.
(d) Black Yanks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What position was Dorothy Vaughan promoted to under Margery Hannah?

3. How old was Katherine Goble Johnson at the time of the first manned moon flight?

4. Which of the following best describes the NASA employees shown in the film footage shot behind the scenes of the Mercury launch?

5. What was Howard Vaughan's job?

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