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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the first satellite that Russia sent to space?SputnikSputnik IIExplorer 1Vanguard
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat school did Mary Jackson fight to attend?University of VirginiaHoward UniversityHampton High SchoolVirginia Technical School
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat brand of computer was NASA having constructed to perform the mathematical calculations?I.B.M.AppleComodoreNintendo
- 4. Multiple ChoiceOf the main characters in "Hidden Figures," which one was a widow?MaryChristineKatherineDorothy
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did the mechanical computers affect the female mathematicians of the West Computing Group?They were noisy and distracted the women from working.The women were in danger of losing their jobs to the machines.All answers are correct.No answers are correct.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the main character who was the mathematician, supervisor, and programmer?Mary JacksonKatherine GobleDorothy VaughnVivian Mitchell
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat did they call the female mathematicians?Lab LadiesComputersMathematiciansCalculators
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat decade did the events of "Hidden Figures" take place?1960's1950's1970's1940's
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the women was promoted to Supervisor of the Programming Department?DorothyKatherineMaryVivian
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy did John Glenn want Katherine to return to the Space Task Group?To recheck the calculations for the landing coordinates.To calculate the go/no go formula.To program the computers.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the main characters obtained an engineering degree?MaryKatherineVivianDorothy
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAccording to "Hidden Figures," how far did Katherine Goble have to walk from the Space Task Group office to the West Computing Group's restroom, before the restrooms were desegregated?100 yards1/2 mile1 mile500 yards
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat type/branch of math qualified Katherine Gobel to be assigned to the Space Task Group?Euclidean GeometryTrigonometryAnalytical GeometryDifferential Equations
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy did John Glenn have to come back to Earth early?His heat shield was defective.He completed his mission early.He ran out of fuel.His space capsule cracked.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat country was the United States in a "space race" with?RussiaCubaChinaMexico
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the NASA program that first put a man into orbit?MercuryApolloGeminiGalileo
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the type of rocket that succeeded in putting the first human into orbit?RedstoneAtlasBobEstes
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the spaceship that Katherine helped to launch into orbit?Gemini 2Apollo 11Friendship 7Challenger
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIn regards to the space race, which U.S. president said "we do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard?"John F. KennedyRichard M. NixonDwight D. EisenhowerGerald R. Ford
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the programming language that Dorothy Vaughn learned to use with the IBM computer?FortranPythonJavaScala
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first man to go into space?Alan ShepherdJohn GlennYuri GregarinJames T. Kirk
- 22. Multiple ChoiceDid the events in the movie take place before, during, or after World War II?BeforeDuringAfter
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first man to orbit the earth?John GlennAlan ShepherdYuri GregarinLuke Skywalker
- 24. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the movie "Hidden Figures," what was the first major hurdle to installing the mechanical computer?It wouldn't fit through the doorThey couldn't turn the power onIt spoke JapaneseThey were afraid it would become self-aware and destroy the planet.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat rocket was used for sub-orbital space flight? Hint: It exploded several times when trying to achieve orbital flight.RedstoneAtlasHerculesFred
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