Hidden Figures Quiz Ch 5-8

Which area emerged as a powerful military capital in the early 1940s?

• The Hampton Roads area

• Silicon Valley Area

• Brooklynn area

• Miami Beach area

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Describe how the buses were segregated.

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What was the Double V?

Pick 2 answers.

• Victory in War

• victory fighting a llama

• Victory for civil rights

• victory over men

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Why was D-Day important for Dorothy Vaughan?

• It was her first day of work at Langley

• it was her birthday

• it was a holiday in her hometown

• it marked the end of World War II

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What were some of the adjectives used to describe the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory?

Pick the best answer

• Grass, Army orange, 3 parts, big metal tube

• Stone, Purple, 1 part, big mettle tube

• Metal, Navy blue, 4 parts, big stone tube

• Brick, Army Green, 2 parts, big metal tube

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Why does Miriam Mann keep removing the cafeteria sign?

• is a sign collector

• it was rude and racist

• professional sign remover

• is a sign painter

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Who is Malcolm MacLean and why is he important?

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Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• The first African American pilots in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.

• A team of explorers in the 19th century
• A famous rock band from the 1970s
• A group of scientists during the Cold War

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Describe what makes things fly. (Chapter 7, Question 2)

How does the NACA help make planes better?

• By selling airplane parts to the public
• By providing flight training for pilots
• By organizing air shows around the world
• they created a 9 page checklist to see how plans perform

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