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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which Executive Order desegregated the military?
(a) Executive Order 11246.
(b) Executive Order 13160.
(c) Executive Order 9066.
(d) Executive Order 8802.

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

4. 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 Negro Air Patrol.
(b) The African American Airmen.
(c) The Tuskegee Airmen.
(d) The Black Panthers.

5. What did the "X" in the designation of an airplane signify?
(a) That it was a bomber.
(b) That it was a fighter plane.
(c) That it was experimental.
(d) That it was a cargo plane.

6. What was the name of the senator from Virginia who vehemently opposed the Fair Employment Practices Committee?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Thomas Byrdsong.
(c) Melvin Butler.
(d) Harry Byrd.

7. What did the personnel officer know would be necessary if he were to hire black women to work at Langley?
(a) A cafeteria for black employees only.
(b) A separate place for them to work.
(c) Added security.
(d) Approval from the white employees.

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

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

10. What effect did V-J day have on the workforce in the area surrounding Langley?
(a) Many workers were laid off.
(b) Employers began paying their employees less.
(c) Employers began paying their employees more.
(d) There was a need to hire additional workers.

11. What did the researchers at Langley use to gain test results without the dangers of test flights?
(a) Ground models.
(b) Wind tunnels.
(c) Computer simulations.
(d) Unmanned aircrafts.

12. How much was Dorothy Vaughan offered in pay to work at Langley in comparison to her teaching job?
(a) 50 percent more per hour.
(b) Twice as much.
(c) Ten cents more per hour.
(d) The same amount.

13. What oath did Dorothy Vaughan have to take upon beginning her job at Langley?
(a) The NACA Loyalty oath.
(b) The Segregated Workplace oath.
(c) The Mathematician's oath.
(d) The U.S. Civil Service oath.

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

15. What notable member of the U.S. Navy visited Langley shortly before Dorothy Vaughan arrived?
(a) Captain Frank Knox.
(b) Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.
(c) Chief Frank Knox.
(d) U.S. General Frank Knox.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following planes was used in the bombing of Japan?

3. What state was Katherine Goble Johnson from?

4. Who was the man that was promoted to head the Stability Analysis section despite the fact that he had not finished college?

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

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