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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the Mercury Project was the team that Dorothy Lee worked on responsible for?
(a) The design of the spacecraft.
(b) The rockets.
(c) The orbital path.
(d) The trajectory of the flight.

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

3. What part of the Mercury Project did Katherine Goble Johnson request to work on?
(a) The landing sequence of the spacecraft.
(b) The design of the spacecraft.
(c) The formula for the rocket fuel.
(d) The trajectory of the orbital flight.

4. Who was the division chief of The Flight Research Division when Katherine Goble Johnson was sent to work there?
(a) R. T. Jones.
(b) Henry Pearson.
(c) James William.
(d) John Becker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Langley's Analysis and Computation Division do?

2. Where did Mary Jackson work immediately after her first year of teaching.

3. What was risk standard set at following the Apollo 1 accident?

4. What country were Americans concerned about their students being able to compete with?

5. How old was Christine Mann Darden when she started the second grade?

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