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    The document contains 27 multiple choice and short answer questions about the film "Hidden Figures", which tells the true story of three African American women who worked as mathematicians at NASA in the 1960s. Some of the questions ask about key plot points and characters in the film, such as the setting, the "enemy" country during the Cold War, and who was not one of the three main female characters. Other questions assess comprehension of the challenges faced by the women in terms of gender and racial discrimination and segregation practices at NASA and in broader American society during the time period depicted.

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    The document contains 27 multiple choice and short answer questions about the film "Hidden Figures", which tells the true story of three African American women who worked as mathematicians at NASA in the 1960s. Some of the questions ask about key plot points and characters in the film, such as the setting, the "enemy" country during the Cold War, and who was not one of the three main female characters. Other questions assess comprehension of the challenges faced by the women in terms of gender and racial discrimination and segregation practices at NASA and in broader American society during the time period depicted.

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    Hidden Figures Test

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    The document contains 27 multiple choice and short answer questions about the film "Hidden Figures", which tells the true story of three African American women who worked as mathematicians at NASA in the 1960s. Some of the questions ask about key plot points and characters in the film, such as the setting, the "enemy" country during the Cold War, and who was not one of the three main female characters. Other questions assess comprehension of the challenges faced by the women in terms of gender and racial discrimination and segregation practices at NASA and in broader American society during the time period depicted.

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    of 3

    Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: _________________

    Ninth Grade

    from Hidden Figures

    I. Choose the correct answer for each question.

    1. This movie takes place during


    a. The Civil Rights movement
    b. The Cold War
    c. The early 1960’s
    d. All of the above
    2. Where does this story take place? _________________________________________________
    3. Which of the following women was NOT a NASA employee in the movie?
    a. Mary Jackson
    b. Alice Harrison
    c. Katherine Goble
    d. Dorothy Vaughan
    4. Which of the three women is… (X)
    COMPUTER
    ENGINEER MATHEMATICIAN
    SCIENTIST
    Dorothy Vaughn
    Mary Jackson
    Katherine Goble

    5. The “enemy” of the United States during the movie was:


    a. Russia
    b. China
    c. ISIS
    d. Germany
    6. Who is the lead engineer at NASA?
    a. Paul Stafford
    b. Jim Johnson
    c. Mary Jackson
    d. Alan Shephard
    7. The president of the U.S.A. during the movie is
    a. Martin Luther King Jr.
    b. John Glenn
    c. John Kennedy
    d. Bobby Kennedy
    8. Who does Mary have to convince to allow her to take extension classes?
    a. Her boss at NASA
    b. The judge
    c. The principal
    d. The superintendent
    9. At the beginning of the movie, the cop
    a. Gives them a speeding ticket
    b. Arrests them for loitering
    c. Helps them change their tire
    d. Escorts them to work
    10. Why does Dorothy have to sneak a book out of the library? Because
    a. The library was closing
    b. She didn’t have a library card
    c. The book wasn’t in the colored section
    d. The book was a display copy only
    11. What did the Space Task Group give Katherine as an engagement present?
    a. A pearl necklace
    b. A coffee cup
    c. Money for the honeymoon
    d. A party
    12. What is the significance of the gift?
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    13. The name of the math used to calculate the Go No-Go
    a. The Goble Theorem
    b. Conic Sections
    c. Quadratic Formula
    d. Euler’s Method
    14. Who said, “Civil rights ain’t always civil”
    a. Paul Stafford
    b. Jim Johnson
    c. Levi Jackson
    d. Al Harrison
    15. Who knocked down the “Colored Ladies Room” sign”?
    a. Paul Stafford
    b. Al Harrison
    c. Dorothy Vaughan
    d. John Glenn
    16. Explain Why does he knock the sign off the colored bathroom?
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    17. Right before the launch, what happens?
    a. The IBM’s calculations don’t match
    b. Katherine checks the numbers
    c. Katherine is allowed in the control room
    d. All of the above
    18. During John Glenn’s flight, what starts to malfunction?
    a. The compressor
    b. The heat shields
    c. The parachute
    d. The steering column
    19. Jim Johnson asks Katherine to
    a. Marry her
    b. Go out to dinner
    c. Calculate launch and landing
    d. Borrow her car
    20. What does Paul bring Katherine at the end of the movie?
    a. A new chair
    b. A cup of coffee
    c. A newspaper
    d. A report with her name on it
    21. Who was first person to orbit earth?
    a. John Glenn
    b. Paul Stafford
    c. Alan Shepard
    d. Yuri Gagarin
    22. The movie Hidden Figures is
    a. 100% true
    b. Based on true events
    c. A documentary
    d. 100% fiction
    23. In what year did NASA reach the moon? _______________________________
    24. What is the name of the capsule that carried John Glenn? _______________________________
    25. Were “colored” treated the same as “whites”? If no, give three (3) examples.
    ______________________________________
    ______________________________________
    ______________________________________
    26. Were women treated the same as men? __________
    If no, give one example. __________________________________________________________
    27. What is your favorite part of the movie? Answer in at least two complete sentences.
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________

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