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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What nickname did Hampton, Virginia give itself in 1962?
(a) Moon Landing II.
(b) Astronaut Academy, USA.
(c) NASA Town.
(d) Spacetown, USA.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the U.S. government do to prevent black leaders like Josephine Baker and W.E.B. Du Bois from having an impact on relations with newly independent countries?

3. How much was Dorothy Vaughan offered in pay to work at Langley in comparison to her teaching job?

4. Who was the professor that mentored Katherine Goble Johnson while she was in college?

5. What event caused the need for Langley to initially hire black women?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the attitude of the male engineers when a human computer made an error?

2. Why did Dorothy Vaughan work in the laundry at Camp Pickett in the summers?

3. How did the Jim Crow laws make public transportation difficult for both blacks and whites in Newport News?

4. What observation did black leaders make concerning the events occurring in Europe during World War II?

5. Why did Miriam Mann object to the "colored computers" sign in the cafeteria?

6. Why did Howard Vaughan refuse to move from Farmville to live with his family in Newport News?

7. Why was it so difficult for Dorothy Vaughan to leave Farmville for her new job at Langley?

8. What did Mary Winston Jackson try to teach the girls in the Girl Scouts troop that she lead?

9. How did Shetterly's childhood affect the way she thought of blacks working in science, math, and engineering?

10. Why did William Claytor create special classes just for Katherine Goble Johnson?

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