Hidden Figures Exam Review

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

• Sputnik
• Sputnik II
• Explorer 1
• Vanguard

What school did Mary Jackson fight to attend so that she could become an engineer?

• University of Virginia

• Howard University

• Hampton High School

• Virginia Technical School

How did the computing machines potentially affect female mathematicians?

• They were noisy and distracted the women from working.

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

• All answers are correct.

• No answers are correct.

What is the name of the main character who was the mathematician and the first African American supervisor at Langley?

• Mary Jackson

• Katherine Goble

• Dorothy Vaughn

• Vivian Mitchell

What did they call the female mathematicians?

• Lab Ladies
• Computers
• Mathematicians
• Calculators

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which one of the main characters obtained an engineering degree?

• Mary
• Katherine
• Vivian
• Dorothy

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What country was the United States in a "space race" with?

• Soviet Union

• Cuba

• China

• Mexico

What was the name of the astronaut that Katherine helped into orbit?

• John Glenn
• Neil Armstrong
• Louis Armstrong
• Glenn Johnson

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

 What was the programming language that Dorothy Vaughn learned to use with the IBM computer?

• Fortran
• Python
• Java
• Scala

What is the setting of this book?

• New York City, New York

• Charleston, South Carolina

• Hampton, Virginia