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Hidden Figures Chapters 16-23

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

“NASA was tasked to 'provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information concerning its activities.'” Based on the quote, the meaning of the word dissemination most likely means which of the following?

a)

lasting for a very short time

b)

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence

c)

lasting a long time; enduring

d)

the action of spreading information

2.

“The engineers approached Project Mercury by breaking it down into its constituent parts.” Based on the quote, the meaning of the word constituent most likely means which of the following?

a)

being a part of a whole

b)

suffer the loss of, no longer have

c)

be successful or victorious

d)

be deprived of or cease to have or retain

3.

“The Mercury Seven trained hard, both physically and in the classroom, preparing their bodies and minds for the unprecedented journey ahead of them.” Based on the quote, the meaning of the word unprecedented most likely means which of the following?

a)

long and difficult

b)

new, unfamiliar

c)

not habitually or commonly occurring or done

d)

not unusual; ordinary

4.

“Mission Control might have moved to Houston, but Langley was still a beehive of space activity for Katherine Johnson and her colleagues, who were busy laying the groundwork for meeting NASA's greatest challenge, sending a man to the moon and bringing him home safely.” Based on the quote, the meaning of the word beehive most likely means which of the following?

a)

lacking originality

b)

a place where bees live

c)

a place of busy activity

d)

a dull location

5.

What was the name of the Soviet satellite that was launched on October 4, 1957 ?

a)

Yuri

b)

Sputnik

c)

Mercury

d)

Yeager

6.

What does NACA's new name NASA mean?

a)

Neighborhood Assistance Society of America

b)

National Advisory Society for Astronauts

c)

North American Space and Aviation

d)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

7.

Why was it important for Katherine Goble to attend the editorial meetings at Langley's Flight Research Division?

a)

Katherine wanted to cause trouble and assert herself.

b)

Katherine wanted to prove that she was smarter than the men she worked with.

c)

Katherine loved learning and wanted to gain as much knowledge as possible.

d)

Katherine needed to be uncooperative to get her way.

8.

In 1959, there were several men selected as the first group of astronauts to man an American spacecraft. This group was known as the _____________?

a)

Venus Seven

b)

Mercury Seven

c)

Freedom Seven

d)

Mars Seven

9.

"Mary [Jackson] decided to lend her trained eye and her understanding of aerodynamics to help her son, Levi, build a car to enter the Virginia Peninsula 1960..." ?

a)

soapbox derby

b)

NASCAR derby

c)

go-cart derby

d)

bicycle derby

10.

"Faced with this new era in computing, fifty-year-old Dorothy Vaughan reinvented herself as a ..."

a)

human calculator

b)

Langley electronics specialist

c)

electrical engineer

d)

computer programmer

11.

"The suborbital flight of the capsule _________ __________ named Freedom 7 lasted only fifteen minutes and twenty-two seconds and covered 303 miles." The astronaut who was the first American in space and named the the capsule Freedom 7 was.....

a)

James Johnson

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

Ted Skopinski

d)

Levi Jackson

12.

"' I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth,'" was a challenge stated by ...

a)

President Nixon

b)

President Ford

c)

President Kennedy

d)

President Johnson

13.

"Spaceship-flying computers might be the future, but John Glenn didn't have to trust them. He did trust the human computer, ________ _________. 'Get the girl to check the numbers,' Glenn said." Who was John Glenn relying upon to verify the numbers?

a)

Dorothy Vaughan

b)

Christine Darden

c)

Mary Jackson

d)

Katherine Johnson

14.

" ______ ___________ was part of the next generation of women at NASA, those who would rely on the pioneers ... for inspiration and guidance."

a)

Dorothy Vaughan

b)

Christine Darden

c)

Mary Jackson

d)

Katherine Johnson

15.

The name of the engineer who respected Katherine Goble's intelligence and work.

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

inaccuracies, inconsistencies, incomprehensible statements, illogical conclusions

c)

Ted Skopinski

d)

James Johnson

e)

The Eagle

16.

The name of the first human in space in 1961

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

inaccuracies, inconsistencies, incomprehensible statements, illogical conclusions

c)

Ted Skopinski

d)

James Johnson

e)

The Eagle

17.

"___ ______, the lunar lander, a crablike mechanical contraption carrying astronaut Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, emerged from the Apollo command module and descended to the surface of the moon."

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

inaccuracies, inconsistencies, incomprehensible statements, illogical conclusions

c)

Ted Skopinski

d)

James Johnson

e)

The Eagle

18.

Committee members of NASA examined all reports for these technical qualities.

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

inaccuracies, inconsistencies, incomprehensible statements, illogical conclusions

c)

Ted Skopinski

d)

James Johnson

e)

The Eagle

19.

The name of the army captain who became Katherine's second husband.

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

inaccuracies, inconsistencies, incomprehensible statements, illogical conclusions

c)

Ted Skopinski

d)

James Johnson

e)

The Eagle

20.

“While the NACA had been quiet, obscure, and largely unnoticed, NASA would be very high-profile and high-stakes, and scrutinized by the world.” Based on the quote, the meaning of the word obscure most likely means which of the following?

a)

well-known by all

b)

not discovered or known

c)

a controlling force

d)

something that causes another action to happen