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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. Who appeared in the brochure produced by the U.S. Department of Labor to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Mary Jackson.
(b) Katherine Goble Johnson.
(c) Miriam Mann.
(d) Dorothy Vaughan.

2. In 1970, what percentage of engineers in America were black?
(a) 5%.
(b) 1%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 25%.

3. Who was the division chief of The Flight Research Division when Katherine Goble Johnson was sent to work there?
(a) John Becker.
(b) James William.
(c) R. T. Jones.
(d) Henry Pearson.

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

5. What event caused the need for Langley to initially hire black women?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The launch of Sputnik.
(d) The space race.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the first satellite the Russian's put into orbit?

2. In 1967, where did Katherine Goble Johnson meet Christine Mann Darden?

3. What project did black scientist Dudley McConnell work on?

4. What did Shetterly say was one of Katherine Goble Johnson's "great talents?"

5. Which of the following projects did Dorothy Vaughan work calculations for?

(see the answer key)

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