Why was the work of the African-American women at NASA largely unknown for decades?

Their contributions were overshadowed due to racial and gender biases.

They didn't want to be recognized.

They worked for a private company.

How did the political climate of the Cold War influence NASA's hiring practices?

It encouraged inclusion to boost innovation.

What does the term "hidden figures" symbolize in the context of the book?

Underrecognized individuals who played a crucial role

Financial errors in NASA's budget

Mathematical calculations done in secrecy

In what way did Katherine Johnson's work directly challenge the norms of her time?

She demanded access to meetings and data normally restricted to men

She sued NASA for discrimination

Evaluate the impact of Dorothy Vaughan's decision to learn FORTRAN.

It enabled her to lead and train others in programming

It created conflict with engineers

What lesson about perseverance can be drawn from Mary Jackson's story?

Barriers can be broken through education and resilience

Discrimination can't be challenged

How does the author structure the narrative to highlight the women's achievements?

By chronicling their journeys alongside major space milestones

Through interviews with astronauts

How does the book challenge traditional historical narratives of the space race?

By showcasing African-American women's roles behind the scenes

By highlighting the Soviet contributions

Why was Katherine Johnson's insistence on attending briefings so revolutionary?

Women were rarely invited, especially Black women

Briefings were restricted to astronauts only

If one of these women had not stood up to the status quo, what might have been different in the U.S. space race?

Calculations might have been delayed or inaccurate

The Soviet Union would've sent the first woman to the moon

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Who is the author of Hidden Figures?

Katherine Johnson

Margot Lee Shetterly

Dorothy Vaughan

Mary Jackson

Which organization did the women work for in the novel?

NASA

IBM

Langley Research Center

Pentagon

Which war led to the hiring of more African-American women as mathematicians?

World War I

Cold War

World War II

Vietnam War

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30 sec • 1 pt

What was the job title given to the women who did mathematical calculations?

Analysts

Computers

Engineers

Operators

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30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the program that sent the first Americans to space?

Apollo

Mercury

Challenger

Atlantis

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first African-American woman engineer at NASA?

Katherine Johnson

Christine Darden

Dorothy Vaughan

Mary Jackson

Dorothy Vaughan became an expert in which programming language?

Python

Java

FORTRAN

BASIC

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Hidden Figures Quiz

Who is the author of Hidden Figures?

Which organization did the women work for in the novel?

Which war led to the hiring of more African-American women as mathematicians?

What was the job title given to the women who did mathematical calculations?

What is the name of the program that sent the first Americans to space?

Who was the first African-American woman engineer at NASA?

Dorothy Vaughan became an expert in which programming language?

Which astronaut relied on Katherine Johnson's manual calculations?

Where did most of the women in the book live and work?

Which division did the African-American women initially work in at Langley?

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