MCQs on Dorothy Vaughan

What was Dorothy Vaughan’s profession?

• Scientist 🧪

• Astronaut 🚀

• Mathematician 📊

• Engineer 🏗️

Dorothy Vaughan made significant contributions to which U.S. program?

• The Army Research Program 🎖️

• The United Nations Development Program 🌍

• The U.S. Space Program 🚀

• The National Weather Service ☁️

Where was Dorothy Vaughan born?

• Hampton, Virginia

• Xenia, Ohio

• Kansas City, Missouri

• Charleston, West Virginia

In what year did Vaughan graduate from Wilberforce University?

• 1917

• 1929

• 1935

• 1943

What subject did Vaughan teach before joining NACA?

• Physics

• Mathematics

• Computer Science

• Engineering

What was the name of the group of African American female mathematicians Vaughan worked with?

• The East Area Computing Unit

• The West Area Computing Unit

• NASA Programmers

• The Aerospace Analysts

What were the women in the West Area Computing unit called?

• Space Pioneers

• West Computers

• NASA Experts

• Flight Engineers

When did Vaughan become the lead of the West Computers?

• 1943

• 1945

• 1949

• 1958

What major change happened in 1958 that affected Vaughan's career?

• The West Area Computing Unit was expanded

• NACA became NASA and segregation ended

• Vaughan was promoted to director

• The space program was shut down

What programming language did Vaughan become an expert in?

• Java

• Python

• FORTRAN

• C++