Hidden Figures worksheet

Why were women being hired for jobs previously filled by men during World War II?

• A) It was a government mandate to promote gender equality.

• B) The country needed additional help due to the absence of men in the military.

• C) Employers believed women were more skilled than men in these roles.

• D) Women demanded equal job opportunities.

Which government agency placed the newspaper ad mentioned in the passage?

• A) NASA

• B) NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics)

• C) FBI

• D) CIA

What was the NACA's mission during World War II?

• A) To develop the fastest sports cars in the world.

• B) To build the most powerful and efficient airplanes for military use.

• C) To explore outer space.

• D) To study marine biology.

According to the passage, what did President Franklin D. Roosevelt believe about air power during the war?

• A) It was of little importance.

• B) It had no impact on the outcome of the war.

• C) The country that ruled the skies would win the war.

• D) Airplanes were not useful in warfare.

What role did the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory play in airplane development?

• A) It manufactured airplanes.

• B) It tested and refined airplane designs.

• C) It provided training for pilots.

• D) It served as a storage facility for aircraft parts.

In the 1940s, what did the term 'computers' refer to at Langley?

• A) Electronic devices used for calculations.

• B) Machines used for data analysis.

• C) Skilled mathematicians who performed calculations.

• D) Typewriters used by engineers.

Why were female mathematicians at Langley often classified as 'subprofessionals'?

• A) They lacked the necessary skills for the job.

• B) It allowed them to be paid more than male engineers.

• C) It was a way to pay them less than male engineers.

• D) They preferred the title 'subprofessional.'

How did the Langley Laboratory recruit female mathematicians in 1943?

• A) Through newspaper advertisements.

• B) By visiting colleges in search of qualified women.

• C) By hosting job fairs.

• D) Through online job postings.

What did the executive order signed by President Roosevelt promote?

• A) Racial segregation in the workplace.

• B) Gender discrimination in hiring.

• C) Desegregation of the federal government and defense industry.

• D) The hiring of only white employees.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a black college from which African-American candidates for war jobs came?

• A) West Virginia State University

• B) Howard University

• C) Hampton Institute

• D) Massachusetts Institute of Technology