WorksheetsHidden Figures Quiz (ch 1-4)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
The book Hidden Figures would best be categorized as
historical fiction
autobiography
nonfiction
science fiction
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 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.
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 a central idea or theme revealed in the book Hidden Figures?
Discrimination is wrong.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
World War 2 was a horrible time for everyone.
Dorothy Vaughn worked at the Langley Lab for over 20 years.
One of the first challenges Dorothy faces at her new job is
the police stop her car
segregation
she's not very good at math
wifi issues
Forcing people who are different than you to stay separate from you is called
discrimination
racism
social distancing
segregation
"This kind of racial insult was all too common. It was the kind of subtle jab that African Americans had learned to tolerate...
In this sentence from Hidden Figures, subtle means
low key, understated
quiet, small
mean spirited
strong, heavy
Which character in the story steals the "Colored Computers" sign from the lunch room table repeatedly?
Dorothy
Katherine
Miriam
Travis Scott
Why do you think the author included the details about the lunch room sign and the character that repeatedly stole it? (what was the author trying to hint at or show us)
Which of these is not a characteristic of the book Hidden Figures?
written in 3rd person
is historical fiction
written in chronological order
is nonfiction
Which of these details would be most important to include in a summary of chapter 4 of Hidden Figures.
NACA had a lunch room for their employees
The Langley lab buildings were painted green to camouflage them
Dorothy Vaughn and her black coworkers faced systemic racism and segregation every day at their NACA jobs.
The black computers worked in the West Area computing pool.
