Hidden Figures Chapters 16-20 Quiz

Besides fearing an attack, what bothered Americans about Russia launching Sputnik?

• Americans believed Russia was using the satellite to monitor their communications.

• Americans were humiliated that Russia had beat them to space.

• Americans were only weeks away from launching a manned spacecraft.

• Americans believed Russia had stolen plans for its satellite from America.

How did President Eisenhower want America's first spaceflight to be perceived?

• As an act of military strength.

• As a show of America's superior technology.

• As a peaceful mission.

• As a secretive mission.

Which group at Langley had already developed expertise in rockets when the space race began?

• The Formal Methods Research Group.

• The Flight Research Division.

• The Materials Research Division.

• PARD.

In what year was East Computing disbanded?

• 1947.

• 1953.

• 1961.

• 1943.

Why did Langley employees hold meetings and social gatherings in their own Activities Building in the 1950s?

• Because it was the nicest building in the area.

• So they could avoid trying to find a public building that would allow a racially mixed group.

• Because they did not want people outside the laboratory to hear what they talked about.

• Because it was the only building in the area large enough to accommodate them.

What was the name of Senator Byrd's movement against integration?

• School Safety.

• White Power.

• Massive Resistance.

• Rightful Resistance.

What percentage of the world's population did NACA's chief legal counsel say was "colored" in a memo written in 1956?

• 55%.

• 75%

• 80%

• 46%

What does NASA stand for?

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

• National Aero Space Alliance

• New Airplane Science Administration.

• Newport Aeronautical and Science Administration.

What was the purpose of the document titled "Introduction to Outer Space" that was prepared by President Eisenhower's Advisory Committee on Science?

• The document explained spaceflight in layman's terms to make the case that a space program was in America's best interests.

• The document was used as a teaching tool for new engineers.

• The document was used in high schools to teach space science.

• The document was used as a recruiting tool for NASA.

In what Langley building did much of the research surrounding spaceflight take place?

• Building 51.

• The Space Research Building.

• Building 1244.

• The Activities Building.