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The Women of Hidden Figures, #3

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The events of this selection take place during ___________

a)

the Civil Rights movement

b)

the Cold War

c)

the early 1960s

d)

all of the above

2.

Which of the following women was not a NASA employee?

a)

Mary Jackson

b)

Alice Harrison

c)

Katherine (Goble) Johnson

d)

Dorothy Vaughn

3.

The "enemy" of the United States during this time in history was:

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

ISIS

d)

Germany

4.

The president of the U.S.A during this time in history was __________

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John Glenn

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Bobby Kennedy

5.

Why does Mary Jackson have a difficult time becoming an engineer?

a)

she wanted to take care of her children

b)

she had to take more classes at a segregated high school

c)

she had to get permission from her husband

d)

she had to ask permission from her supervisor

6.

John Glenn was the first ___________ to orbit the earth.

a)

Russian

b)

German

c)

American

d)

Australian

7.

Who was the first person to orbit earth?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Paul Stafford

c)

Alan Shepard

d)

Yuri Gagarin

8.

The reading selection The Women of Hidden Figures is

a)

100% true

b)

based on true events

c)

a documentary

d)

100% fiction

9.

Vocabulary- What is the synonym for: accomplish

a)

mistake

b)

travel

c)

goal

d)

something to do

10.

Vocabulary-What is the synonym for contribution

a)

steal

b)

attitude

c)

foundation

d)

give

11.

Vocabulary: What is the synonym for segregation

a)

together

b)

separation

c)

individual

d)

discrimination

12.

Vocabulary: What is the synonym for mission

a)

anti social

b)

task

c)

segregation

d)

celebration

13.

Vocabulary: What is the synonym for launch

a)

grass

b)

ground

c)

heat shield

d)

send

14.

Vocabulary: What is the synonym for trajectory

a)

uncreativeness

b)

stuck

c)

course

d)

flat

15.

What was Dorothy Vaughn's issue she had to deal with at work?

a)

She wanted to take care of her children and work.

b)

She wasn't getting paid for her unofficial role of a supervisor

c)

She did not understand how to use the IBM machines.

d)

The other ladies did not respect her.

16.

Who was the first black engineer for NASA?

a)

Mary Jackson

b)

Dorothy Vaughn

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Belinda Campbell

17.

Katherine Johnson first job was ________

a)

computer

b)

teacher

c)

engineer

d)

supervisor

18.

Which of these persons won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Dorothy Vaughn

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Mary Jackson

19.

This person learned how to use NASA's first IBM computers.

a)

Katherine Johnson

b)

John Glenn

c)

Mary Jackson

d)

Dorothy Vaughn

20.

In the final paragraph of the text, this word is used describe the impact each of these women had on the push for equality.

a)

unusual

b)

unfair

c)

remarkable

d)

successful

21.

Which word means separation by race, color, religion, or background

a)

together

b)

contribution

c)

segregation

d)

accomplish

22.

Which word means to do something by making an effort; to complete successfully.

a)

Jim Crow

b)

accomplish

c)

counterpart

d)

heat shield

23.

Which word means when a space ship takes off

a)

trajectory

b)

Space race

c)

colored

d)

launch

24.

Which word means a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do

a)

trajectory

b)

mission

c)

orbit

d)

NASA

25.

Which word describes the Russia and the United States mission to send the first person into space?

a)

Space race

b)

mission

c)

trajectory

d)

accomplish

26.
How did the machines affect female mathematicians?
a)
They were noisy and distracted the women from working.
b)
The women were in danger of losing their jobs to the machines.
c)
All answers are correct.
d)
No answers are correct.
27.
What is the name of the main character who was the mathematician and the supervisor?
a)
Mary Jackson
b)
Katherine Goble
c)
Dorothy Vaughn
d)
Vivian Mitchell
28.
What did they call the female mathematicians?
a)
Lab Ladies
b)
Computers
c)
Mathematicians
d)
Calculators
29.
Why did John Glenn want Katherine to return to the space Task Group?
a)
To recheck the calculations for the landing coordinates.
b)
To calculate the go/no go formula.
c)
To program the computers.
30.
Which one of the main characters obtained an engineering degree?
a)
Mary
b)
Katherine
c)
Vivian
d)
Dorothy
31.
What country was the United States in a "space race" with?
a)
Russia
b)
Cuba
c)
China
d)
Mexico
32.
What was the name of the astronaut that Katherine helped into orbit?
a)
John Glenn
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Glenn Johnson
33.

What does Katherine need to identify?

a)

The coordinate

b)

The go/no-go point

c)

The spacecraft speed

d)

The astronaut

34.

Why does Mary go to court?

a)

To go to classes at a white school

b)

To visit

c)

To play basketball

d)

She is sent there

35.
What computer language did Dorothy teach herself in order to operate the IBM computer?
a)
Fortran
b)
Microsoft
c)
Google
36.

Why did Katherine Johnson have to run 1/2 mile across NASA campus?

a)

To eat lunch

b)

To get coffee

c)

To use the bathroom

d)

To make calculations

37.
Where did the three women work?
a)
At Space Research Center
b)
At Columbia University
c)
At Hampton High school
d)
At Nasa
38.
What was Mary Jackson's dream?
a)
To become an engineer
b)
To become a supervisor
c)
To become an astronaut
d)
to become a computer
39.
What were the women responsible for the calculations called?
a)
Calculators
b)
Computers
c)
Scientists
d)
Supervisors
40.
Why were there separate restrooms, water fountains and restaurants for two groups of people?
a)
Racial integration
b)
Social segregation
c)
Hierarchical differences
d)
Racial segregation
41.
Where did the story take place?
a)
Alabama
b)
Texas
c)
Virginia
d)
New York
42.
Which country beat the US in the space race?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Russia
43.
Which astronaut was the first to orbit around the earth?
a)
Alan Parker
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
John Glen
d)
Yuri Gagarin
44.
What did Dorothy do to make herself and her department vital to NASA (and keep their jobs)?
a)
She taught herself (and then others) how to operate the IBM
b)
She sabotaged the IBM so they still needed them
c)
She couldn't read
45.
What is Mary trying to accomplish by going to court?
a)
Get permission to take night classes at an all white school
b)
Make NASA get rid of the IBM computer
c)
Graduate high school
46.

What was the 'Space Race'?

a)

Countries competing to get the most land

b)

Countries competing to find the first aliens

c)

Countries competing to put the first man in space

47.
What organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy work for?
a)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
b)
The Planetary Society (TPS)
c)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
48.
How did the machines affect female mathematicians?
a)
They were noisy and distracted the women from working.
b)
The women were in danger of losing their jobs to the machines.
c)
All answers are correct.
d)
No answers are correct.
49.
What year did these events take place?
a)
1960's
b)
1950's
c)
1970's
d)
1040's
50.
Why did John Glenn have to come back to Earth early?
a)
His heat shield was defective.
b)
He completed his mission early.
c)
He ran out of fuel.
d)
His space capsule cracked.

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