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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following planes was used in the bombing of Japan?
(a) North American P-51 Mustang.
(b) Chance Vaught F4U Corsair.
(c) Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
(d) Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

2. What part of Langley did the black computers work in?
(a) North Area.
(b) South Area.
(c) West Area.
(d) East Area.

3. Who hid the "colored computers" sign from the cafeteria?
(a) Katherine Goble Johnson.
(b) Dorothy Vaughan.
(c) Mary Jackson.
(d) Miriam Mann.

4. Where did Mary Jackson attend college?
(a) Spelman College.
(b) Virginia State University.
(c) Hampton Institute.
(d) Howard University.

5. What position did the hotel Katherine worked at while in high school move her to to take advantage of her charisma?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Maid.
(c) Store clerk.
(d) Bellhop.

6. How many women, both black and white, were working as computers when Dorothy Vaughan started at Langley?
(a) 200+.
(b) 20.
(c) 500+.
(d) 100.

7. What was Asa Phillip Randolph's position when he threatened to lead a march on Washington if war jobs were not opened to blacks?
(a) Head of the largest black labor union.
(b) Head of NAACP.
(c) Congressman.
(d) Senator.

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

9. What state was Katherine Goble Johnson from?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Virginia.
(d) North Carolina.

10. What was Dorothy Vaughan's connection to Katherine Goble Johnson before working at Langley?
(a) Dorothy and her husband were friends with Katherine's grandparents.
(b) Dorothy was Katherine's teacher in high school.
(c) Dorothy and Katherine went to the same church.
(d) Dorothy went to college with Katherine.

11. Who was the man that was promoted to head the Stability Analysis section despite the fact that he had not finished college?
(a) Harry Byrd.
(b) R.T. Jones.
(c) Thomas Byrdsong.
(d) Melvin Butler.

12. 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?
(a) The Double War.
(b) The Black Man's Battle.
(c) The Double V.
(d) The Constant Battle.

13. Why did Dorothy Vaughan sometimes put dinner on the table for her children and then walk around the block before eating?
(a) Because she did not want to take out the frustrations of her day on them.
(b) To make sure they had enough to eat before she ate.
(c) To stay thin.
(d) To prevent herself from talking about her classified work.

14. What was the name of the group of black pilots whose exploits were closely followed by the black community during World War II?
(a) The Black Panthers.
(b) The African American Airmen.
(c) The Negro Air Patrol.
(d) The Tuskegee Airmen.

15. How did Leonard Vaughan and the other black children ensure they would get the pond to themselves?
(a) Put a fake "colored only" sign on the shore.
(b) Wait for the white children to leave.
(c) Intimidate the white children.
(d) Get their first.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mary Jackson return home after her first year as a teacher?

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

3. What was special for the Vaughans and Manns about vacationing at Log Cabin Beach?

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

5. What did Langley do in hopes of turning the computers into junior engineers?

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