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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Congressman.
(b) Head of NAACP.
(c) Senator.
(d) Head of the largest black labor union.

2. What position was Dorothy Vaughan promoted to under Margery Hannah?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Mathematician.
(c) Shift supervisor.
(d) Head computer.

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

4. How did Katherine Goble Johnson return to teaching in 1944?
(a) Her sister got pregnant, so Katherine took over for her.
(b) She had lost her job at Langley.
(c) Her children's teacher quit and she applied for the job.
(d) Her husband became ill and the school offered her his contract.

5. What was Dorothy Vaughan's summer job before she began working at Langley?
(a) She worked at the USO.
(b) She did laundry at Camp Pickett.
(c) She was a waitress.
(d) She was a bookkeeper for a hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Margery Hannah treat the black computers?

2. In what year did the first female computing pool begin working at Langley?

3. What notable member of the U.S. Navy visited Langley shortly before Dorothy Vaughan arrived?

4. At what age did Dorothy Vaughan graduate from high school?

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

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