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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 year did NACA become NASA?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1963.

2. Which of the following projects did Dorothy Vaughan work calculations for?
(a) Project Scout.
(b) Project Alpha.
(c) The Sound Barrier Project.
(d) Project Mercury.

3. Who did a secret military document suggest that a failure in John Glenn's flight be blamed on?
(a) Russia.
(b) Harry Byrd.
(c) President Kennedy.
(d) Fidel Castro.

4. Who did Gloria Champine help to achieve promotions during a time when men were still promoted over women?
(a) Miriam Mann.
(b) Christine Mann Darden.
(c) Katherine Goble Johnson.
(d) Mary Jackson.

5. 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 guys in white shirts with black ties.
(c) A mixed group of white and black men.
(d) White men and white women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Katherine Goble Johnson when she found out about the jobs available at Langley for black women?

2. Who were the Greensboro Four?

3. What state was Katherine Goble Johnson from?

4. What sorority was Katherine Goble Johnson a member of?

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

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