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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the local living around Langley Research Center call the people who worked at Langley because of their eccentric behavior?
(a) NACA nuts.
(b) NACA nerds.
(c) Airheads.
(d) Space cadets.

2. What rumor about the astronauts spread around the Hampton Institute campus?
(a) That there would be a black man on the first space flight.
(b) That they were racist.
(c) That the astronauts were contributing to the students' organizing for social change.
(d) That the astronauts were going to join the lunch counter sit ins.

3. What was the first machine used at Langley to perform computations?
(a) An IBM computer.
(b) An Apple computer.
(c) A Bell calculator.
(d) An abacus.

4. What was the name of Mary Jackson's son who entered into the soap box derby race?
(a) Leonard.
(b) Levi.
(c) William.
(d) Arthur.

5. What did Katherine's analysis of an accident involving a small plane lead to?
(a) A change in the design of small airplanes.
(b) Changes in air traffic regulations to avoid wake turbulence accidents.
(c) A change in pilot procedures for landing an airplane.
(d) Changes to the wing structure of airplanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position was Dorothy Lee subbing in when she impressed the branch chief with her math skills and earned her permanent position in his branch?

2. Why was it difficult for Mary Jackson to attend engineering classes at Hampton High School?

3. How did Shetterly know the woman that her father told her was a human computer, thus sparking her interest in the topic?

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 position did the hotel Katherine worked at while in high school move her to to take advantage of her charisma?

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