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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) Katherine Goble Johnson.
(b) Miriam Mann.
(c) Mary Jackson.
(d) Dorothy Vaughan.

2. How did Dorothy Vaughan reinvent her career after the Analysis and Computation Division was created?
(a) She went back to teaching school.
(b) She became a computer programmer.
(c) She became an engineer.
(d) She became the head of the division.

3. What did members in the black community who supported the space program dislike about the program?
(a) There was only one black astronaut.
(b) There were no black people in important, publicly noticed positions.
(c) There were only a few black people in Mission Control.
(d) The black engineers were not paid enough money.

4. 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.

5. How much did Dorothy Vaughan pay for her housing when she first started working at Langley?
(a) $50 per month.
(b) $5 per week.
(c) $10 per week.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the rocket that was used to propel the Mercury capsule into orbit?

2. How did Katherine Goble Johnson return to teaching in 1944?

3. Who was the head computer when Langley began hiring black women?

4. Who were the Greensboro Four?

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

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