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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Langley Research Center's newsletter?
(a) The Flyer.
(b) Air Scoop.
(c) Research Reporter.
(d) NACA Notes.

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

3. How many more children did Dorothy and Howard Vaughan have after Dorothy moved to Newport News?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Zero.
(d) Two.

4. Where did Dorothy Vaughan and her husband live after marrying?
(a) Hampton.
(b) Farmville.
(c) Newport News.
(d) Little Rock.

5. Where did Christine Mann Darden attend college?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Hampton Institute.
(c) Howard University.
(d) Virginia State University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song did Mary Jackson tell her Girl Scouts that they would never sing again after she thought about the stereotypes the song promoted?

2. Whose family attended a concert with Dorothy Vaughan's family?

3. How much did Dorothy Vaughan pay for her housing when she first started working at Langley?

4. What did the local living around Langley Research Center call the people who worked at Langley because of their eccentric behavior?

5. What laws were being used in an attempt to dismantle black communities after World War II ended?

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