Hidden Figures

Whose husband died?

• Mary

• Christine

• Katherine

• Dorothy

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How 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.

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What is the name of the main character who was the mathematician and the supervisor?

• Mary Jackson
• Katherine Goble
• Dorothy Vaughn
• Vivian Mitchell

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What did they call the female mathematicians?

• Lab Ladies
• Computers
• Mathematicians
• Calculators

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What year did these events take place?

• 1960's
• 1950's
• 1970's
• 1040's

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Why 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.

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Which one of the main characters obtained an engineering degree?

• Mary
• Katherine
• Vivian
• Dorothy

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Why 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.

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What country was the United States in a "space race" with?

• Russia
• Cuba
• China
• Mexico

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What was the name of the astronaut that Katherine helped into orbit?

• John Glenn
• Neil Armstrong
• Louis Armstrong
• Glenn Johnson

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