Hidden Figures Quiz Chapter 1-6

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

• Mary Jackson
• Katherine Goble
• Dorothy Vaughn
• Vivian Mitchell

What did they call the female mathematicians?

• Lab Ladies
• Computers
• Mathematicians
• Calculators

What year did these events take place?

• 1960's
• 1950's
• 1970's
• 1040's

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

• Russia
• Cuba
• China
• Mexico

What had the three main characters worked as before they became, "computers", or mathematicians?

• scientists

• teachers

• doctors

• nurses

What ad caught the attention of many women?

• television

• newspaper

• radio

• posters

What was the mission of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics?

• to help the United States develop the most powerful and efficient airplanes in the world

• to become the most powerful nation in the world

• to make planes smaller and faster

• to empower women to be the best mathematicians in the world

What does NACA stand for?

• National Adult Cooking Association

• National Astronaut Committee Association

• National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were all skilled in___________________ .

• science

• math

• social studies

World War____ was an opportunity to make a better life for many African Americans. Black men were able enlist in the military in large numbers and the women were finding more work because so many men were out fighting in the war.

• I

• II

• V