Hidden Figures Quiz

What challenges did women face in the laboratory?

• a) They were not allowed to conduct their own experiments
• b) They had to work harder to overcome low expectations
• c) Their work was often anonymous
• d) All of the above

What is the speed of sound?

• a) 760 miles per hour
• b) 600 miles per hour
• c) 1000 miles per hour
• d) 500 miles per hour

What is the term for something moving at the speed of sound?

• a) Mach 1
• b) Sonic boom
• c) Shock wave

What happened when Chuck Yeager flew over the Mojave Desert in the Bell X-1?

• a) He pierced the sound barrier
• b) The plane caused a sonic boom
• c) Both a) and b)

What did the female computers on the ground do during the X-1 flight?

• a) Verified the data transmitted from the instruments
• b) Analyzed the sonic boom
• c) Both a) and b)
• d) None of the above

What was Dorothy Vaughan's role in the West Area computing pool?

• a) Section Leader
• b) Junior Engineer
• c) Researcher
• d) None of the above

What was Dorothy Vaughan's promotion in 1951?

• a) Head of West Area Computers unit
• b) Junior Engineer
• c) Researcher
• d) None of the above

What did Dorothy Vaughan's promotion mean for her career?

• a) Recognition for her contributions to research
• b) An important member of an engineering team
• c) Both a) and b)

What qualifications did Dorothy Vaughan have for her new role?

• a) Excellent leader within the computing pool
• b) Strong understanding of complex math
• c) Both a) and b)

What was significant about Dorothy Vaughan's promotion?

• a) She was the first African-American woman to be assigned a management role at Langley
• b) She reported to a man
• c) She was the head of a high school classroom
• d) None of the above