Hidden Figures Chapters 1-9

What does NACA stand for?

• National Advisory Council for Aerodynamics

• Native Advisement Council for Aeronautical

• National Advisory Council for Aeronautics

• National Algebra Committee for Aeronautics

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Which war was occurring in 1943?

• World War 1

• World War II

• Civil War

• War on Terrorism

Which president signed an executive order that ordered desegregation and created the Fair Employment Practice Committee?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Herbert Hoover

Where did Dorothy Vaughn first experience segregation at Langley?

• cafeteria

• parking lot A

• boarding

• calculation room

Which campaign questioned African American rights for freedom overseas and at home?

• Brown vs Virginia

• Double V

• VJ Day

• State of the Union Address

What made Dorothy Vaughn feel like an official Langley employee?

• Civil Service Oath

• $2,000 annual paycheck

• NACA uniform

• NACA identification badge

Who was the group of African America military pilots who fought during the war?

• P-51 Mustangs

• Tuskegee Airmen

• War Birds

• Mustangs of Tuskegee

What is the study of objects moving through the air?

• Physics

• Fundamental theory of aeronauticals

• Fundamental theory of aerodynamics

• Algebraic engineering

What is the term for something moving at the speed of sound?

• Yeager

• Mach 1

• Bell X-1

• Sonic 1

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What percentage of the people in southeastern Virginia worked for the government in 1945?

• 50%

• 20%