Hidden Figures Test: Ch.14-23

1. What new device came to Langley that filled a room? What did it use?

• Electronic calculator; paper punch tapes.
• Electronic calculator; floppy discs
• File cabinets, thumb drives
• Wind tunnel, paper punch tapes

2. Mary’s boss encouraged her to pursue a specific career. What was his name and what did Mary become?

• Karl Spice, enroll in radiation classes
• Kazimierz Czarnecki, enroll in engineer training program
• Lil Wayne, enroll in nursing program
• James Dunbar, enroll in the engineer training program

3. What political decision continued to affect the work experience of the black employees at Langley? This enforced action caused separation and unrest.

• Integration
• Protesting
• Segregation
• Blue laws

4. The United States was battling with which country to be the first in outer space?

• Asia
• Africa
• Australia
• Soviet Union

5. What Supreme Court decision changed the public schools in the United States? Which main character of the story had personal connections to the case?

• Red vs. The Board of Education, Dorothy Vaugn
• Brown vs. The Board of Education, Dorothy Vaugn
• Sam vs. The Committee of Integration, Dorothy Vaughn
• Hank Wells vs. The Committee of Integration, Dorothy Vaughn

6. Where did Christine Mann go to college?

• University of South Carolina
• University of Virginia
• Hampton Institute
• Art Institute of New York

7. NACA changed to NASA in 1958. What does NASA stand for and what was the biggest difference between NACA and NASA?

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NACA was quiet, obscure, and unnoticed; NASA will be high profile and high stakes, scrutinized
• National Advisory and Supersonic Administration; NACA was public, proud, and high profile; NASA will be quiet, private, and low-key.
• National Apple and Sauce Administration; NASA will be high profile and high stakes, scrutinized
• National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics; NASA will be high profile and high stakes, scrutinized

8. By asking a lot of questions and being persistent, Katherine earned “her place at the table” getting to attend what?

• The weekly book study of aeronautics and space division
• The editorial meetings of the Guidance and Control Branch of Langley's Flight research division
• The committee meetings of Aeronautics and Space Division of Langley's research facility
• The monthly meeting for computers to double check their mathematical calculations

9. A new group was formed to focus on leading the charge of sending a human into space. Katherine’s Flight Research Division was part of this new group. What is the new group’s name?

• Flight Task Group
• Space Flight Group
• Space Task Group
• Flight Research Group

10. The Governor of Virginia did not support integration, which in turn allowed administrators in what Virginia county to defund and close their public schools? What years were the schools closed?

• Hampton County, 1959-1964
• Clark County, 1959-1964
• Sevierville County, 1959-1964
• Prince Edward County, 1959-1964