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.

The case of Brown v Board of Education was important because did what

Ended Legalized segregation in public schools

Resulted in the desegregation in the Defense Industry

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

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

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 put the first man in space

Countries competing to get the most land

Countries competing to find the first aliens

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

How were black people expected to enter a bus due to segregation laws?

Through the back door of the bus.

By getting permission from the bus driver before entering.

They had to wait for all white passengers to enter first.

How did Dorothy try to ready the women she supervised in the West Computer Division for the future?

She had them take classes on how to use new computers.

She had them take classes on how to use space math.

She had them take classes on astronomy.

How did people connect segregation with our falling behind in the space race?

Segregation of education hurt the potential for future African American scientists and mathematicians.

African Americans could not go to school.

African Americans were only taught English and social studies.

What was the Sputnik challenge?

The challenge to make an advancement in space exploration before Russia after loosing the race to put a satellite in space.

The challenge to see who could reach the moon first.

The challenge to see which country, US or Russia, could blow up the other countries satellite first.

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45 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the first satellite that Russia sent to space?

Sputnik

Explorer 1

Vanguard

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What school did Mary Jackson fight to attend?

University of Virginia

Howard University

Hampton High School

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Whose husband died?

Mary

Christine

Katherine

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the IBM Computer affect female mathematicians?

They were noisy and distracted the women from working.

The women were in danger of losing their jobs to the machines.

The women had to move to make room for the IBM.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What is the name of the main character who was the mathematician and the supervisor?

Mary Jackson

Katherine Goble

Dorothy Vaughn

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What did they call the female mathematicians?

Calculators

Computers

Mathematicians

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During what decade did these events take place in the movie?

1960's

1950's

1040's

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Hidden Figures Test

What was the name of the first satellite that Russia sent to space?

What school did Mary Jackson fight to attend?

Whose husband died?

How did the IBM Computer affect female mathematicians?

What is the name of the main character who was the mathematician and the supervisor?

What did they call the female mathematicians?

During what decade did these events take place in the movie?

Which of the women was promoted to Supervisor of the Programming Department?

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

Which one of the main characters obtained an engineering degree?

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