Why was Dorothy nervous about NASA's new IBM 7090 computer?

It could put the entire department out of a job

It was dangerous to have in the building

Most people didn't know what a computer was back then

What did Dorothy do to make herself and her department vital to NASA (and keep their jobs)?

She taught herself (and then others) how to operate the IBM

She sabotaged the IBM so they still needed them

Despite working on the reports, what did Katherine's social status keep her from doing?

Putting her name on them - they only credit Paul Stafford

Printing them -the "colored" printer was in another building

Mailing them to the President of the United States

What is Mary trying to accomplish by going to court?

Get permission to take night classes at an all white school

Make NASA get rid of the IBM computer

What does John Glenn insist must happen after a last minute problem arises right before launch?

He specifically wants Katherine to fix the miscalculation

He wants to hear his wife's voice over the phone

In real life, Mary Jackson was promoted by NASA in 1958 making her what?

NASA's first black female engineer

NASA's first black female astronaut

What was the 'Space Race'?

Countries competing to pu the first man in space

Countries competing to get the most land

Countries competing to find the first aliens

Why did John Glenn want Katherine to return to the space Task Group?

To recheck the calculations for the landing coordinates.

To calculate the go/no go formula.

Why did John Glenn have to come back to Earth early?

He completed his mission early.

Katherine is regularly excluded from key meetings because there is no protocol for a woman to attend. Why is it important for her to attend?

She needs to keep up with the changes.

She need to know so she can build the rockets.

She misses too much work because of her long bathroom breaks.

What act showed that Katherine was accepted by her peers?

Stafford brought her a cup of coffee at the end of the movie

They allowed her to take longer bathroom breaks

Her coworkers gave her a coffeepot that was just for her.

She was told she could wear pearls to work.

A major change at NASA occurs when the space agency purchases an IBM computer. How does Dorothy help her colleagues succeed after the IBM computer is installed?

She took a library book to study computers.

She asked NASA to bring in trainers to teach her girls.

She played with the computer until she figured it out.

She asked another team to train her girls.

At the beginning of the film, Katherine appears in a flashback at school; she asked to demonstrate the answer to a math question at the chalkboard. How did her parents support her education after that?

They moved away so she could attend a better school.

They told her they were proud of her.

They asked the teacher for tutoring.

Hidden Figures

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11th - 12th Grade

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CCSS

RL.11-12.2, RI.2.1, RL.7.9

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What decade does this movie take place?

1990's

1960's

1880's

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where does the movie take place?

New York City, New York

Charleston, South Carolina

Hampton, Virginia

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy work for?

National Science Foundation (NSF)

The Planetary Society (TPS)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why was the policeman in the beginning of the movie "surprised" the main characters work at NASA?

They were speeding

They are black and women

They carpool

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the first American to orbit the earth?

John Glenn

Buzz Lightyear

Louis Armstrong

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Katherine have to leave her now work space for long periods of time?

To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's property

She was generally irresponsible and unreliable

To see her friends

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What symbolic action did Harrison take to show respect to Katherine and her colleagues?

He knocked down the "colored bathroom" sign.

He smashed the "colored" coffee pot

He got promotions for Dorothy and Mary

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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