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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat decade does this movie take place?1990's1960's1880's
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the movie take place?New York City, New YorkCharleston, South CarolinaHampton, Virginia
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy work for?National Science Foundation (NSF)The Planetary Society (TPS)National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the policeman in the beginning of the movie "surprised" the main characters work at NASA?They were speedingThey are black and womenThey carpool
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the first American to orbit the earth?John GlennBuzz LightyearLouis Armstrong
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why did Katherine have to leave her new work space for long periods of time?
To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's property
She was generally irresponsible and unreliable
To see her friends
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat symbolic action did Harrison take to show respect to Katherine and her colleagues?He knocked down the "colored bathroom" sign.He smashed the "colored" coffee potHe got promotions for Dorothy and Mary
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Dorothy nervous about NASA's new IBM 7090 computer?It could put the entire department out of a jobIt was dangerous to have in the buildingMost people didn't know what a computer was back then
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Dorothy do to make herself and her department vital to NASA (and keep their jobs)?She taught herself (and then others) how to operate the IBMShe sabotaged the IBM so they still needed themShe couldn't read
- 10. Multiple ChoiceDespite working on the reports, what did Katherine's social status keep her from doing?Putting her name on them - they only credit Paul StaffordPrinting them -the "colored" printer was in another buildingMailing them to the President of the United States
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Mary trying to accomplish by going to court?Get permission to take night classes at an all white schoolMake NASA get rid of the IBM computerGraduate high school
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat ancient method was suggested to solve a mathematical problem?Pythagorean TheoremNewton's LawsEuler's Method
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhen Katherine is moved back to her old job, what gift did the Space Task Force give her?A coffee potA pearl necklaceA free meal
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat does John Glenn insist must happen after a last minute problem arises right before launch?He cancels the launchHe wants to hear his wife's voice over the phoneHe specifically wants Katherine to fix the miscalculation
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIn real life, Mary Jackson was promoted by NASA in 1958 making her what?NASA's first black female engineerNASA's first black female astronautNASA's first nurse
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was the 'Space Race'?
Countries competing to get the most land
Countries competing to find the first aliens
Countries competing to put the first man in space
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the NASA lab where Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy worked?LangleyAlcatrazHarvard
- 18. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: The USA was the first country to put a man in space.TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple Choice
What computer language did Dorothy teach herself (from the book she "borrowed" from the library) in order to operate the IBM computer?
Fortran
Microsoft
Google
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat school did Mary Jackson fight to attend?University of VirginiaHoward UniversityHampton High SchoolVirginia Technical School
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHow did the machines affect female mathematicians?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.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat did they call the female mathematicians?Lab LadiesComputersMathematiciansCalculators
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the women was promoted to Supervisor of the Programming Department?DorothyKatherineMaryVivian
- 24. Multiple Choice
What math was used to help solve the problem of getting the astronauts into space?
(Hint: Remember! It was the math the only Katherine knew! That was why she got the job)
Euclidean Geometry
Trigonometry
Analytical Geometry
Differential Equations
- 25. 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.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat country was the United States in a "space race" with?RussiaCubaChinaMexico
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the astronaut that Katherine helped into orbit?John GlennNeil ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongGlenn Johnson
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the spaceship that Katherine helped to launch into orbit?Gemini 2Apollo 11Friendship 7Challenger
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWho was the president at the time of the launch?John F. KennedyRichard M. NixonDwight D. EisenhowerGerald R. Ford
- 30. Multiple Choice
When the ladies car breaks down at the start of the film, how do they make it work at NASA?
Bus
ride in a police car
they fix the car themselves and get a police escort
they hitchhike
- 31. Multiple ChoiceIBM stands forInternational Business MachineInstitute of Beta MathematicsInventory Business Mennone of these
- 32. Multiple Choice
At the start of the film, Mary is assigned to work with
the engineers on the capsule
The mathematicians on the trajectory
the chemists on the rocket fuel
No one. She is fired.
- 33. Multiple Choice
Dorothy is upset because
she does all the work of a supervisor without the pay
she has to drive so far to get to work
she wants to be an engineer
- 34. Multiple Choice
What does Katherine need to use math to identify before they can launch the rocket?
The coordinate
The go/no-go point
The spacecraft speed
The astronaut
- 35. Multiple Choice
What action does Paul Stafford perform that shows that he respects Katherine at the end of the film?
He gets her a cup of coffee.
He gives her his job.
He offers his seat on the bus.
He takes credit for her work.
- 36. Multiple Choice
As the film opens, a young Katherine is counting and identifying prime numbers. What is a prime number?
A number than can only be divided by 0
A number that cannot be multiplied
A number whose only factors are 1 and itself
An even number
- 37. Multiple Choice
Why would Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy have to sit in the back of the bus in 1960s America?
African Americans were forced to sit in the back of the bus in the 1960s.
The bus driver told them to.
They were women.
Because they worked at NASA.
- 38. Multiple Choice
What happens to Mary just before they test a capsule?
She falls
Her shoe gets stuck
She gets sick
She wins the lottery
- 39. Multiple Choice
Why does Paul go over some of his work with a marker before allowing Katherine to work on it?
It is classified and she doesn't have clearance.
To be mean.
It was incorrect.
For fun.
- 40. Multiple Choice
Which of these was NOT a challenge Katherine faced when she joined the Task Force?
She had to walk a long distance to use a "colored" restroom.
She could not drink from the "white" coffee.
She had her own office.
She was the only colored, female mathematician.
- 41. Multiple Choice
How did Dorothy contribute in regards to the new machine?
She learned the "language."
She was able to get it running.
She trained others to learn to use it.
All the answers are correct.
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the main characters obtained an engineering degree?MaryKatherineVivianDorothy
- 43. Multiple Choice
Hidden Figures is based on a true story.
True
False
- 44. Multiple Choice
It was normal for women to play a big role at NASA during this time period, especially African American women.
True
False
- 45. Multiple Choice
Why is it important that Mrs. Mitchell (the blonde lady) finally calls Dorothy “Mrs. Vaughan”?
Mrs. Mitchell doesn’t know Dorothy’s first name, so she calls her by her last.
Mrs. Mitchell is being disrespectful and ironic to Dorothy
Mrs. Mitchell now sees Dorothy as an equal, and respects her.
Mrs. Mitchell now sees Dorothy as her boss or superior.
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