
Hidden Figures | Chapters 5-8
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Computers
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9th - 12th Grade
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Lototska Mariia
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the racial composition of the employees at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory?
The laboratory was segregated, with white and black employees working in separate areas.
The laboratory was integrated, with a mix of black and white employees.
The laboratory only employed white employees.
The laboratory only employed black employees.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the role of the computers, like Dorothy Vaughan, at Langley?
They were responsible for analyzing raw data from wind tunnel tests.
They were in charge of the laboratory's entire computer operation.
They were responsible for designing and building new aircraft.
They were pilots who tested the aircraft developed at the laboratory.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the wind tunnels at Langley?
To allow researchers to observe how air flows around full-sized and scale-model planes.
To train the computers in engineering physics and the theory of aerodynamics.
To test the performance of the Tuskegee airmen's P-51 Mustang planes.
To develop and refine the B-29 Superfortress bomber.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Miriam Mann do in response to the segregated "Colored Computers" sign in the Langley cafeteria?
She advocated for the integration of the cafeteria.
She complained to the laboratory's executives about the sign.
She hid the sign every time it was replaced.
She organized a protest against the sign.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the key to the NACA's success in developing new aircraft?
The use of wind tunnels to simulate real-world flight conditions.
The training of computers like Dorothy Vaughan in engineering physics.
The rapid expansion of the aircraft industry during the war.
The bravery and skill of the Tuskegee airmen.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What decision did Dorothy Vaughan make in July 1944 regarding her living situation?
She decided to rent a new two-bedroom apartment in Newport News and move her four children there.
She decided to remain a temporary resident in Newport News.
She decided to move back to Farmville with her children.
She decided to have her husband Howard Vaughan join her in Newport News.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did people in America react to the end of World War II on August 15, 1945?
They held night-long celebrations in the streets, bars, and USO clubs.
They went to churches to give thanks and pray that the war would be the last.
They immediately went back to work in the peacetime economy.
Both A and B
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