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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Tuskegee Airmen.
(b) The African American Airmen.
(c) The Negro Air Patrol.
(d) The Black Panthers.

2. What was the name of the senator from Virginia who vehemently opposed the Fair Employment Practices Committee?
(a) Thomas Byrdsong.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Melvin Butler.
(d) Harry Byrd.

3. Who did Dorothy Vaughan think the notice she saw on a bulletin board looking for mathematicians was meant for?
(a) The white students at the nearby college.
(b) The upper class women who worked at the college.
(c) White men only.
(d) Men only.

4. Which Executive Order desegregated the military?
(a) Executive Order 13160.
(b) Executive Order 11246.
(c) Executive Order 8802.
(d) Executive Order 9066.

5. What laws were being used in an attempt to dismantle black communities after World War II ended?
(a) Segregation laws.
(b) Slum clearance laws.
(c) Wartime temporary housing laws.
(d) Federal housing approval laws.

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

7. What was the name of the personnel officer at Langley Research Center when Dorothy Vaughan began working there?
(a) Thomas Byrdsong.
(b) Melvin Butler.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Asa Phillip Randolph.

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

9. How old was Katherine Goble Johnson when she entered college?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

10. What did the personnel officer know would be necessary if he were to hire black women to work at Langley?
(a) Approval from the white employees.
(b) A cafeteria for black employees only.
(c) Added security.
(d) A separate place for them to work.

11. What did the researchers at Langley use to gain test results without the dangers of test flights?
(a) Ground models.
(b) Wind tunnels.
(c) Unmanned aircrafts.
(d) Computer simulations.

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

13. How did Shetterly know the woman that her father told her was a human computer, thus sparking her interest in the topic?
(a) The woman was her mother's best friend.
(b) The woman was her former Sunday School teacher.
(c) The woman was her former babysitter.
(d) The woman was her kindergarten teacher.

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

15. What did black newspapers call the black soldiers who fought overseas during World War II?
(a) Black Battalions.
(b) Black Yanks.
(c) Tan Yanks.
(d) Tan Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more children did Dorothy and Howard Vaughan have after Dorothy moved to Newport News?

2. What was Asa Phillip Randolph's position when he threatened to lead a march on Washington if war jobs were not opened to blacks?

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

4. 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?

5. What did Dorothy Vaughan do in the summer of 1944 to make her situation more permanent?

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