WorksheetsHidden Figures Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What challenges did women face in the laboratory?
a)
a) They were not allowed to conduct their own experiments
b)
b) They had to work harder to overcome low expectations
c)
c) Their work was often anonymous
d)
d) All of the above
2.
What is the speed of sound?
a)
a) 760 miles per hour
b)
b) 600 miles per hour
c)
c) 1000 miles per hour
d)
d) 500 miles per hour
3.
What is the term for something moving at the speed of sound?
a)
a) Mach 1
b)
b) Sonic boom
c)
c) Shock wave
4.
What happened when Chuck Yeager flew over the Mojave Desert in the Bell X-1?
a)
a) He pierced the sound barrier
b)
b) The plane caused a sonic boom
c)
c) Both a) and b)
5.
What did the female computers on the ground do during the X-1 flight?
a)
a) Verified the data transmitted from the instruments
b)
b) Analyzed the sonic boom
c)
c) Both a) and b)
d)
d) None of the above
6.
What was Dorothy Vaughan's role in the West Area computing pool?
a)
a) Section Leader
b)
b) Junior Engineer
c)
c) Researcher
d)
d) None of the above
7.
What was Dorothy Vaughan's promotion in 1951?
a)
a) Head of West Area Computers unit
b)
b) Junior Engineer
c)
c) Researcher
d)
d) None of the above
8.
What did Dorothy Vaughan's promotion mean for her career?
a)
a) Recognition for her contributions to research
b)
b) An important member of an engineering team
c)
c) Both a) and b)
9.
What qualifications did Dorothy Vaughan have for her new role?
a)
a) Excellent leader within the computing pool
b)
b) Strong understanding of complex math
c)
c) Both a) and b)
10.
What was significant about Dorothy Vaughan's promotion?
a)
a) She was the first African-American woman to be assigned a management role at Langley
b)
b) She reported to a man
c)
c) She was the head of a high school classroom
d)
d) None of the above
11.
How long did it take Dorothy Vaughan to earn the full title of 'section head'?
a)
a) Two years
b)
b) One year
c)
c) Three years
d)
d) Four years
12.
What did the engineers at the laboratory realize about Dorothy Vaughan?
a)
a) She was the best candidate for the job
b)
b) She had excellent leadership skills
c)
c) Both a) and b)
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