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

2. At the time when black women began working at Langley, what was considered the highest level of employment a black woman could achieve?
(a) Maid.
(b) Nurse.
(c) School teacher.
(d) Mathematician.

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

4. What laws were being used in an attempt to dismantle black communities after World War II ended?
(a) Wartime temporary housing laws.
(b) Federal housing approval laws.
(c) Slum clearance laws.
(d) Segregation laws.

5. Where was the secret bunker for politicians to be evacuated to in the event of a Russian attack?
(a) Under Hampton High School.
(b) Under the Greenbrier hotel.
(c) Under the Washington Monument.
(d) Under the Langley Research Center.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the personnel officer know would be necessary if he were to hire black women to work at Langley?

2. Who was the singer that Dorothy Vaughan took her children to see at Ogden Hall?

3. What made white computers laugh at Mary Jackson?

4. What did James Thompson call the idea that black Americans had to fight in the war for victory overseas and at home for victory over oppression?

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

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