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WorksheetsHidden Figures
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In Hidden Figures, what were Katherine, Christine, and Dorothy really good at?
a)
Reading
b)
Computers
c)
Mathematics
d)
Storytelling
2.
In 1943, what war was the US involved in?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
The Korean War
d)
Vietnam
3.
In 1943, what were computers?
a)
calculators
b)
counters
c)
people
d)
designers
4.
Black people could not use the same restrooms as white people during this time in history--1940s-1950s.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Where did Mary and her coworkers at Langley test model airplanes?
a)
In wind tunnels
b)
In aircraft hangers
c)
at the airport
d)
in a test field
6.
What did Mary really want to become?
a)
a computer
b)
a teacher
c)
an engineer
d)
a pilot
7.
Whose husband died?
a)
Mary
b)
Christine
c)
Katherine
d)
Dorothy
8.
Which of the women was promoted to Supervisor of the Programming Department?
a)
Dorothy
b)
Katherine
c)
Mary
d)
Vivian
9.
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.
10.
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.
11.
What was the name of the astronaut that Katherine helped into orbit?
a)
John Glenn
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Glenn Johnson
12.
Where does the movie take place?
a)
New York City, New York
b)
Charleston, South Carolina
c)
Hampton, Virginia
13.
Why did Katherine have to leave her now work space for long periods of time?
a)
To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's property
b)
She was generally irresponsible and unreliable
c)
To see her friends
14.
What other country were we (the United States) competing with during the 'Space Race'?
a)
Japan
b)
Canada
c)
Soviet Union (USSR)
15.
True or False: The USA was the first country to put a man in space.
a)
True
b)
False
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