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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 was the name of the group of black pilots whose exploits were closely followed by the black community during World War II?
(a) The Black Panthers.
(b) The Negro Air Patrol.
(c) The Tuskegee Airmen.
(d) The African American Airmen.

2. What event did Katherine Goble Johnson and Eunice Smith take off work for every year?
(a) Katherine's birthday.
(b) Their sorority's leadership meeting.
(c) Their church's fall banquet.
(d) The CIAA basketball tournament.

3. What position did Mary Jackson hold in the Human Resources Division?
(a) Women's Advancement Specialist.
(b) Recruiter.
(c) Benefits Specialist.
(d) Federal Women's Program Manager.

4. Who coauthored Mary Jackson's first report?
(a) Kaz Czarnecki.
(b) Dorothy Vaughan.
(c) R.T. Jones.
(d) Katherine Goble Johnson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appeared in the brochure produced by the U.S. Department of Labor to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation?

2. Which of the following was a skill Dorothy Vaughan had to have to do her job as a supervisor well?

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

4. How many students were killed in the bus crash at Moton High School?

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

(see the answer key)

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