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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
True or False:
African Americans WERE able to eat in the same restaurants as white people.
TRUE
FALSE
True or False:
African Americans could go to the same hospitals as white people if it was an emergency
TRUE
FALSE
Which World War was the country involved in during the 1900's?
World War 1
World War 2
The Civil War
What special skills did Dorothy Vaughan have?
She was a very good cook
She cleaned hotels
She was an expert in mathematics
She worked in the laundry department
When Dorothy Vaughan was 32 years old, what kind of job did she have?
She washed laundry
She was a high school math teacher
She worked at Langley (NASA)
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Color People
National Association for the Advancement of White People
National Association for the Advancement of All People
What does Dorothy do while she waits to see if she got the position at Langley (NASA)?
She sits around the house waiting by the phone
She continues to teach at the high school as a math teacher
She gets a job working in a military laundry department
How much would Dorothy earn working at Langley (NASA) working in the math department?
$850
$1000
$2000
How many days a week would Dorothy work at Langley (NASA) if she took the job?
HINT: There are 7 days in one week
7 days a week
3 days a week
6 days a week
Why did Dorothy want a better job?
She wanted to get rich
She wanted to help the country and for her children to have the best education
She owed a lot of money on taxes
She wanted to pay for college
How does NASA safety test airplanes?
They use huge wind tunnels
They tie them to rockets
They tie them to 18 Wheelers
They use dummies
What was the FIRST country to orbit (go around) the earth?
USA
China
Russia
Japan
In the Movie: How does Kathrine find out the name of the ATLAS Rocket?
She was told by the engineers
She was invited to a secret meeting
She held the paper up to the light and saw the name on the paper
Cornel Johnson told her the name of the rocket
In the Movie: Dorothy does not want to be out of a job. What does Dorothy do to get ready for the new IBM computer NASA bought?
Dorothy takes collage classes to learn about the computer
Dorothy reads books about how to operate the computer
Dorothy was trained by the engineers at NASA
Dorothy is taught by the other colored computers
In the Movie: Where does Dorothy find the book she needs to learn about the new IBM and computer programing?
She finds the book in the "white" section in the library
She finds the book in the "colored section" in the library
Dorothy fond the book at NASA
Another Colored Computer gave her the book she needed
In the Movie: Why does the Director of NASA ask Kathrine if she is a Russian Spy?
Because she was away from her desk a lot
Because she was digging papers out of the trash
Because she found out the name of the top secret rocket
Because she went to the restroom a lot
In the Movie: What does Mary have to do to become an engineer at NASA?
She has to take extension classes at an all white school
She has to learn how to fly an airplane
She has to learn how to program the New IBM computer
She has to design a new rocket
In the Movie: Why is Dorothy wanting a Supervision's position at NASA?
Because she is DOING the job of a Supervision but does NOT have the title or pay
Because she works the HOURS of a Supervisor
Because she is given a private office
Because she is given free house to live in, in the Colored Neighborhood
In the Movie: Why does Katherine have to walk to the West Computing Building every time she needs to use the restroom?
She was told she has to go over there
She likes those restrooms better
There are no colored restrooms in the building where she works
The toilets were broken in her building
In the Movie: What happens to Mary in the Wind Tunnel?
The heat shingles start to fly off
She trips and falls to the floor
Her shoes get sucked into the tunnel
Her shoe gets stuck in the floor grades.
In the Movie: What sign is put on the Kathrine's coffee pot?
Colored
Kathrine
Women
Computers
In the Movie: What does the NASA Director do about the separate bathrooms at NASA?
He makes a colored restroom for Katherine in their building
He lets her use the whites only restroom
He tears down the Colored restroom signs
He told Katherine she could use one of the bikes to go to the restroom across campus
What does the word REDACTED mean?
Katherine was given data to process but most of the information was redacted.
Big red numbers
Big red letters
blacked out information
highlighted information
What is an example of SEPERATE but EQUAL?
Blacks and Whites share the same library books
Blacks and Whites drink from the same water fountain
Blacks and Whites can sit any where on the bus
Blacks order food at the back of restaurants. Whites order in front of restaurants
What does it mean to have "CLEARANCE" at NASA
Clearance means you have access to top secret information
Clearance means you can use both white and colored restrooms
Clearance means you can ride the rocket ship
Clearance means you can sit anywhere on the bus
What civil rights activity was happening outside of the library?
People were selling girl scout cookies
People were protesting or civil rights
People were selling NASA shirts
People were voting for a new president
When was Mary allowed to attend classes at an all white school?
She was NOT allowed to attend an all white school
She was allowed to attend ONLY the night classes
She was allowed to attend the day classes
She had to drive to another state to attend classes
What is the name of the first NASA space group to orbit about the Earth?
Jupiter 7
Mars 7
Pluto 7
Mercury 7
What does IBM stand for- the new computer system NASA buys
Interstate Bus Machine
Initial Business Management
International Business Machine
Main Frame Computer System
What is the name of the top secret rocket?
Challenger
Atlas
Apollo
Quest
What are African Americans to do if the bus is full and white people get on?
They need to remain seated
They are to pay extra money to stay on the bus
They are to give up their seat and stand up
They are allowed to sit anywhere there is an empty seat
Why do the engineers have to break down the doors in the technology building?
The building is old and they need to replace the doors because they are falling apart
They want to add more windows to keep an eye on all the workers
They did not measure the IBM computers and they do not fit through the doors
They need to add more cameras to the building to keep an eye on the workers
Why does the first capsule sink in the ocean?
It did not have a motor
It did not have a floatation device
It was destroyed by the landing
It burned up on reentry because the heat shield melted
What is the name of the man who married Kathrine Global?
Jim Hinson
Jim Jones
Jim Johnson
Jim Carey
What is this item?
The International Business Machine
(IBM)
A calculator
The inside of a rocket
The inside of a wind tunnel
What is this a picture of?
An airplane
A windmill
A spaceship
A wind tunnel
What is this item?
A telephone
A calculator
A toaster
A computer
Why was Kathrine called to check the IBM's numbers for the launch?
NASA did not trust the IBM
The IBM showed two different numbers for landing site
The IBM broke down and they were not able to get the landing site
NASA ran out of data cards for the IBM machine to print the landing site numbers
Why did Paul (engineer) tear off the cover page of Kathrine's reports?
Colored Computers did not have rights to put their names on data reports
Kathrine has a lot of misspelled words and he wanted her to correct her mistakes
He asked Kathrine to take HIS name off the report
Kathrine had a lot of answers incorrect and he asked her to fix them
What does it mean if you are given a "PINK SLIP"
You lost your job
You are given a raise
You are moved to another department
You have clearance to top secret information
What SUPERVISIOR position is Dorothy given at NASA?
She is in charge of launch and landing for the space ships
She is in charge of the Space Task Force
She is in charge of the IBM
She is in charge of handing out Pink Slips to the colored computers
Where does Kathrine meet her future husband, Jim Johnson?
At NASA
At a church picnic
At a house party
At the library
What does Mary's husband give her for her first day of night classes?
Mechanical pencils
New books
Money
Laptop
Why do Kathrine's daughters have to hide under their desks at school?
The Russians are bombing the United States
It was a drill and they are practicing
They are hiding from the Russians
They were hiding because it was a surprise party
Why were the ladies running late for work?
The bus broke down
The car had a flat tire
The starter in the engine broke down
The police stopped them
Why is Kathrine asked to go back to the West Computing Group?
She was not doing a good job calculating numbers
She is a spy
She does not have clearance
The numbers are being calculated by the IBM
What does Kathrine's boss give her as a wedding gift?
A clearance badge
A pearl necklace
A bracelet
A new calculator
What rotation shape does the Atlas need to be in in order to reenter the Earth's atmosphere?
How fast is the Atlas going around the earth (what speed)?
1,700 hundred
mph
17,000 Thousand
mph
17 mph
7 mph
How did NASA honor Kathrine for her work?
They named a space ship after her
They named a star after her
They named a building after her
They named a computer after her
