Jae Jemison

Great Minds: Dr. Mae Jemison

By Eleanor Worrill

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of curiosity?

• discrimination of unfair treatment of someone based on their race

• a person who works for social or political change

• a person who makes and repairs wooden objects

• a desire to learn about something

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of an activist?

• People who apply for a job

• A U.S. government-run volunteer program

• A person who makes and repairs wooden objects

• A person who works for social or political change

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of perseverance?

• Endurance; determination in the face of difficulties

• A desire to learn about something

• The science of air travel

• Brothers and sisters

Multiple Choice

What was significant about the fact that Mae Jemison 's trip to outer space in 1992?

• Mae Jemison's parents placed a high value on her education

• Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to travel to outer space

• Mae Jemison studied chemical engineering

• Her family moved to Chicago to give their children a better education

Multiple Choice

Based on the information in the article, what was Mae Jemison's parents attitude toward Mae's education.

• Her family placed a high value on her education

• She wants others to know how minorities can contribute wonderful things to the world when given opportunity

• That Mae studied Medicine

• That Mae becomes the first African American woman to go to outer space

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of racism?

• The science of air travel

• Discrimination or unfair treatment of someone based on their race

• A person who works for social or political change

• endurance; determination in the face of difficulties

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of a splinter?

• A person who makes and repairs wooden objects

• a small, sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal that lodges itself inside your skin and feels painful

• A long thick piece of wood

• a long piece of metal