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Dr. MAE JEMISON

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Mae Carol Jemison born?

a)

Liberia

b)

Sierra Leone

c)

Chicago, Ill.

d)

Decatur, Ala.

2.

What did Mae Carol Jemison study at Stanford University?

a)

Astronomy

b)

Chemical Engineering and African and African-American studies

c)

Medicine

d)

Astrophysics

3.

How old was Mae Carol Jemison when she attended Stanford University?

a)

22

b)

18

c)

16

d)

20

4.

What did Mae Carol Jemison do before joining NASA's astronaut program?

a)

She was a general practitioner and served in the Peace Corps

b)

She was a teacher

5.

What makes Mae Carol Jemison notable in the history of NASA?

a)

She was the first Peace Corps volunteer to become an astronaut

b)

She was the first female astronaut

c)

She was the first African American woman to travel in space

d)

She was the first woman in space

6.

After leaving NASA in 1993, Dr. Mae Jemison remained a successful woman.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Not only was Dr. Mae Jemison the first African American female astronaut, she was also...

a)

the first real astronaut to appear on Star Trek 

b)

the first dentist on television

8.

What was Mae Jemison's job in space?

a)

She flew the rocket and monitored the equipment.

b)

She grew plants in zero gravity.

c)

She conducted all of the science-related experiments.

d)

She translated for the other astronauts on the International Space Station.

9.

Growing up, Jemison wanted to be a-

a)

YouTuber

b)

solider

c)

boxer

d)

scientist

10.

In college, Jemison chose to study history, dance, science, and many other subjects. What does this say about her?

a)

She loved to learn about different things.

b)

She studied how tadpoles change in space.

c)

She was the youngest person in her class.

d)

She liked watching the show Star Trek.

11.

True or False:

Mae Jemison served as a medical officer for the Peace Corps.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The path of a spacecraft around the earth....

a)

weightlessness

b)

Earth

c)

mission

d)

orbit

13.

Able to be used again

a)

redo

b)

reusable

c)

remake

d)

resubmit

14.

The story was about a women who accomplished her dreams. Who was she?

a)

Mae Jemison

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Oprah Winfrey