WorksheetsMeye Hidden Figures 1-6
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What did the NACA research and promote?
The study of flight
The study of space
The study of time travel
The study of sound
Who was the first African-American women to become an engineer at NACA?
Dorothy Vaughan
Mary Jackson
Katherine Johnson
Christine Darden
Why did the United States begin hiring women for jobs that had once belonged only to men?
Women were better equipped than men for most jobs.
The men had joined sides with Germany during World War 2.
The men were serving in the military during World War 2.
What year did the NACA first begin its operations?
1999
1777
1916
1917
What were the female mathematicians called at Langley?
calculators
computers
wizards
machines
Why did managers at Langley decide to hire African Americans?
The law required them to hire African American employees.
The managers did not want to be seen as racist.
They could no longer satisfy the demand with only white employees.
Where was Langley located?
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton, West Virginia
Langley, Virginia
Los Angeles, California
Why was Dorothy Vaughan concerned with making more money?
She wanted to save enough money to purchase another business for her family to run.
She wanted to save enough money so that her four children could get a good education.
She wanted to buy a house for her family.
Her husband lost his job and she was going to be the sole provider for her family.
When applying for a job as a mathematician at Langley, Dorothy was asked in the application "How soon could you be ready to start work?" What was her response?
12 hours
16 hours
48 hours
62 hours
What is the NAACP?
a sports organization
a labor union
an anti-war group
a civil rights group
Which of the following was not a freedom that President FDR promised?
freedom of speech
freedom from want
freedom from fear
freedom to vote
What was the VV?
double victory; the victory over our enemies without and victory over our enemies within
double victory; the victory over our enemies in Germany and the victory over our enemies in Japan
The military strategy used to retaliate against Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor
The title of the speech President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made
When was Dorothy Vaughan's first day of work at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory?
June 2, 1944
May 1, 1943
December 1, 1943
October 3, 1940
What made Dorothy Vaughan feel like an official employee of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory?
the civil service oath of office
her paycheck
when her manager knew her name
her identification badge
What did the West Computers find offensive in the cafeteria?
segregated bathrooms
the lunch choices
hostile officers
a sign that read "Colored Computers"
