Hidden Figures Bend One Quiz

Mary Jackson was the first African-American woman to rise up the ranks and become an

• teacher

• engineer

• astronaut

• NACA Supervisor

After the civil war, the government passed laws that ended slavery and allowed African-Americans to vote. All of the states accepted this and treated African-Americans as equals.

• True

• False

In the 1930s, America went through The ______, a decade-long period of economic struggle.

NACA was dedicated to creating powerful planes for the US government to help with what war?

• The Civil War

• World War 1

• World War 2

• Vietnam War

What were female mathematicians called at Langley?

• Scientists

• Mathematicians

• Nerds

• Computers

What was the main difference between the East and West area computers?

• They were separated by race

• The East area building was larger

• The east area computers were smarter

• They were separated by gender

What did Dorothy Vaughan major in at college?

• English

• Science

• Math

• She didn't go to college

What job did Dorothy, and many other educated women at the time, take right after graduating college?

• Teacher

• Laundry Worker

• Preacher

• Post Woman

What was Dorothy worried about when she was offered a job at NACA?

• She wouldn't be smart enough

• She wouldn't make enough money

• She wouldn't see her family

• She would be the only black person there

What was the "colored line" on buses for?