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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. Whose work was sabotaged by a mechanic?
(a) Mary Jackson's work.
(b) Katherine Goble Johnson's work.
(c) Kaz Czarnecki's work.
(d) Thomas Byrdsong's work.

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

3. Why did test pilots trust the human computers more than the mechanical computers?
(a) They believed the human computers would do a better job because they cared about the lives of the pilots.
(b) They knew that engineers and mathematicians sometimes found errors in the data produced by the machines.
(c) They believed the computer programmers would use the wrong formulas to produce accurate data.
(d) They did not know how to use the mechanical computers, so they did not understand them.

4. What sorority was Katherine Goble Johnson a member of?
(a) Alpha Gamma Ro.
(b) Alpha Epsilon Pi.
(c) Alpha Kappa Alpha.
(d) Alpha Beta Kappa.

5. Who were the Greensboro Four?
(a) Students who sat at a segregated lunch counter.
(b) Four women in West Computing who were all from Greensboro.
(c) Black leaders who helped integrate schools.
(d) Engineers who designed the Mercury capsule.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1970, what percentage of engineers in America were black?

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

3. Who was Matilda West, the black employee who was fired for disloyalty, related to?

4. What country were Americans concerned about their students being able to compete with?

5. Where did Jimmy Goble work when he and Katherine moved to Newsome Park?

(see the answer key)

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