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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 innovation was added to the wind tunnels to make them more closely simulate flight conditions?
(a) Slotted walls.
(b) A sloped floor.
(c) Sloped walls.
(d) A solid ceiling.

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

3. Who was the professor that mentored Katherine Goble Johnson while she was in college?
(a) William Claytor.
(b) John Henrik Clarke.
(c) W.E.B. DuBois.
(d) Asa Phillips Randolph.

4. Which of the following best describes the NASA employees shown in the film footage shot behind the scenes of the Mercury launch?
(a) A mixed group of white men, black men, white women, and black women.
(b) White men and white women.
(c) White guys in white shirts with black ties.
(d) A mixed group of white and black men.

5. Why was Katherine Goble Johnson unable to go to the editorial meetings?
(a) Because she was not an engineer.
(b) Because she was black.
(c) Because they did not pertain to her work.
(d) Because she was female.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was West Computing's section head when Dorothy Vaughan first came to Langley?

2. What did Dorothy Vaughan receive to commemorate her 20th anniversary at Langley?

3. What notable member of the U.S. Navy visited Langley shortly before Dorothy Vaughan arrived?

4. What did the "X" in the designation of an airplane signify?

5. What neighborhood near Langley did Dorothy Vaughan eventually permanently settle in?

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