Ethnic Studies: Hidden Figures

What decade does this movie take place?

• 1990's
• 1960's
• 1880's

Where does the movie take place?

• New York City, New York
• Charleston, South Carolina
• Hampton, Virginia

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

• John Glenn
• Buzz Lightyear
• Louis Armstrong

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

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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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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

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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
• She couldn't read

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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

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