Hidden Figures

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?

• University of Virginia
• Howard University
• Hampton High School
• Virginia Technical School

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Whose husband died? 

• Mary
• Christine
• Katherine
• Dorothy

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How did the machines 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.

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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
• Vivian Mitchell

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What did they call the female mathematicians?

• Lab Ladies
• Computers
• Mathematicians
• Calculators

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What year did these events take place?

• 1960's
• 1950's
• 1970's
• 1040's

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CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• Dorothy 
• Katherine
• Mary
• Vivian

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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.
• To program the computers.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which one of the main characters obtained an engineering degree?

• Mary
• Katherine
• Vivian
• Dorothy

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