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WorksheetsHIdden Figures Quiz: Chapters 7-11
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why would Katherine, Dorothy and Mary have to sit in the back of the bus in the 1960's in America
There wasn't enough space for African-Americans
Segregation
That's where their friends sat
Pete Row laws
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
African American military pilots who fought in World War II.
Brave heroes who overcame racial prejudice.
A squadron whose nickname was the "Redtails".
All of the above.
Where did the author of Hidden Figures, Margot Lee Shetterly, grow up?
Hampton, Virginia
Charlotte, North Carolina
Richmond, Virginia
Washington, DC
Where did Mary and her coworkers at Langley test model airplanes?
In wind tunnels
In aircraft hangers
at the airport
in a test field
Which Hidden Figure was the first African-American woman to move up the ranks and become an engineer at the NACA?
Christine Darden
Mary Jackson
Dorothy Vaughn
Katherine Johnson
What kind of person was Mary Jackson?
She was unconventional and unafraid of what others thought
She was shy and reserved
She was rude, mean and stuck to herself
She was all the things
What new special job did Dorothy Vaughan receive at Langley?
first math teacher
first African American female supervisor
first human-computer
first female astronautical
Which was a problem faced by women after WWII ended, and men returned home from war?
loss or fear of losing their jobs
schools closed down
no childcare
men are terrible
While leading a Girl Scout troop, Mary Jackson and the girls sang "Pick a Bale of Cotton." What upset Mary about the song and made her tell the girls to STOP singing?
The song made slavery sound much worse than Mary thought it was before.
The song reinforced all the worst stereotypes about what it meant to be black.
The song lyrics included curse words.
She couldn't dance to it.
Which of the following fears existed and impacted American life in the 1950s?
WWII would never end
climate change
Mr. Marshall would be born soon
spread of communism and Russian spies
“The women knew the best way to fight discrimination at work was to do their work as well as they possibly could.” What does the quote from the book tell us about the women of Hidden Figures?
They were determined to succeed in their role at NACA despite the prejudice they faced.
The women wanted to protest.
The women did not experience discrimination once they became NACA employees.
Most women were afraid to speak up to their bosses.
While working as a mathematician in the Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, Mary's calculations were questioned by her division chief. What was the result?
Mary lost her job because her numbers were off.
Mary became angry, defensive, and began to cry making her appear weak to her co-workers.
Mary stood by her numbers, and the division chief soon discovered that her answers were actually correct.
Mary asked to be moved back to the West Computers division.
What sorority did Mary Jackson join in college?
Delta Sigma Theta
Pi Beta Phi
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Oh Mi Gawd
Who did Mary Winston Jackson work for?
Dorothy Vaughan
Margot Lee Shetterly
Katherine Johnson
Christine Darden
After the war was over in 1945, what country was America competing with to build the fastest planes.
China
The Soviet Onion
The Soviet Union
Germany
