Hidden Figures Quiz

Why did people doubt all of the women in the book?

• They were not very smart.

• They were uneducated

• They were black.

• They were women.

Why did the agency change its name to NASA?

• They were working on spaceships and airplanes.

• Russia had sent a satellite to space.

• So they could get more funding from the government.

• Because they had machine computers now.

Katherine Johnson sent the first ______ to space.

• Dog

• Man

• Woman

• Satellite

Why did the United States need more computers in the 1950s?

• United States was competing with Russia to make the best planes.

• United States was in World War II.

• They didn't need more computers.

• The government was giving them more assignments.

Why was it hard for Mary to become an engineer?

• Segregation kept her from taking the classes.

• She couldn't afford to take the classes.

• They wanted to keep her as a computer.

• She did not have the skills they needed.

Who were characters in the book?

• Katherine Johnson

• Margaret Lee

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Christine Darden

• Laura Freeman

Why did Dorothy want to work for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics?

• She wanted to serve her country.

• She loved planes.

• She wanted to prove that she could.

• To work with Mary.

Why did Dorothy want to work for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics?

• She wanted to serve her country.

• She loved planes.

• She wanted to prove that she could.

• To work with Mary.