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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy work for?National Science Foundation (NSF)The Planetary Society (TPS)National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Katherine have to leave her now work space for long periods of time?To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's propertyShe was generally irresponsible and unreliableTo see her friends
- 3. 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
- 4. Multiple Choice
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were all skilled in___________________ .
science
math
social studies
- 5. Multiple Choice
What were the female mathematicians called at Langley?
robots
computers
calculators
- 6. 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
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the 'Space Race'?Countries competing to get the most landCountries competing to find the first aliensCountries competing to pu the first man in space
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat other country were we (the United States) competing with during the 'Space Race'?JapanCanadaSoviet Union (USSR)
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the NASA lab where Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy worked?LangleyAlcatrazHarvard
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: The USA was the first country to put a man in space.TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple Choice
What were the U.S. and the Soviets competing to do?
To be the first on the moon.
To be the first into space.
To be the first to put a monkey in space.
To be the first to orbit the Earth.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What did NACA get renamed to?
NACAB
NASA
NCAA
NACAA
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