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1
How does the story end for Mary?
She receives an engineering degree and works for NASA
She becomes an astronaut for NASA
She becomes a supervisor for the human computers
She quits NASA
2
How does Vivian Mitchell indicate her newfound respect for Dorothy?
She addresses her as Mrs. Vaughan
She shakes her hand
None of the above
She holds the door for her
3
What does IBM stand for?
Internet Based Modem
Internal Business Machine
International Business Machine
4
Dorothy does what after learning that their days as human computers are over?
Smashes the windows
Throws a party
Read books on computers and FORTRAN
Yells at the other women
5
Why does John Glenn want Katherine at the end of the movie?
He needs her to solve an equation
He misses her
He wants her to double check flight trajectories
He needs her to fix an equation
6
Katherine (Taraji Henson) gets assigned the Space Task Group which will help with what mission?
Apollo 13
Mission to Mars
Space Shuttle Discovery
Mercury 7
7
Vivian Mitchell tells Katherine to do what with Al Harrison, the lead for the Space Task Group?
She tells her not to talk to him unless he does
She tells her to be his secretary
She tells her to bring him food
She tells her to visit his office a lot
8
Who was president during the time of Mercury 7 (1962)?
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
9
Astronaut Group 1 is also known as:
Mercury 7
Original Seven
Mars 7
Lucky Number 7
10
Why isn’t Katherine allowed at the final meeting before launch?
She was late
The room was full
She’s a woman
She failed an assignment
11
Katherine’s colleagues set her up with her own ______ because of the color of her skin?
Office
Landline phone
Coffee machine
Car
12
Why is the IBM installation delayed?
There is no outlet
No one knows how to use it
It was damaged during freight
It won’t fit through the doors
13
Where does Katherine run to almost every day?
IBM
The boss’ office
The colored bathroom
The cafeteria
14
Why does Katherine get upset with Jim when they start dating?
He calls her by the wrong name
Jim cant stop laughing
He questions why women are working at NASA
He’s not paying attention to her
15
After dealing with a broken down car, the ladies get to work via ______.
Bus
Hitchhiking
Police escort
Walking
16
Who is the lead engineer, for the Space Task Group who gives Katherine an especially hard time?
Levi Jackson
Al Harrison
Paul Stafford
John Glenn
17
How does Mary convince the judge to rule in her favor so she can go to school?
She’ll put his name on the rocket when it goes into space
She uses her children
She tells him the importance of being first
She bribes him
18
Who is the author of the book?
Katherine Johnson
Margot Lee Shetterly
Taraji P. Henson
Allison Schroeder
19
What is the name of the building complex where the story’s events took place?
Cape Canaveral
Convention Center
International Space Station
Langley Research Center
20
Katherine is handed what after showing up to her space task group?
A name tag
A trash can
A stack of papers
A book
21
Where do Dorothy and her children get kicked out of because they were in a“whites-only”section?
NASA
Library
Restaurant
Bank
22
Mary and Dorothy try setting Katherine up with Jim Johnson. Jim is a _______.
National Guardsman
Doctor
Police officer
CEO
23
What was the first country to send men into space?
Italy
The United States
China
The Soviet Union
24
What does Katherine’s boss, Al Harrison, do after learning she has to use the colored bathroom?
Starts to cry
Laughs
Screams at the top of his lungs
Breaks down the colored bathroom sign
25
What jobs do Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson have at NASA?
Lead engineers
Astronauts
Secretaries
Computers
26
Which rocket eventually makes it to space?
The Big Dipper
Friendship 7
Retro Rocket
Rocket number 5
27
What does Dorothy (Octavia Spencer) ask her boss, Vivian Mitchell (Kirsten Dunst), about?
All the above
A rumor about colored workers being laid off
Her illness
Her interest in being a supervisor
28
What happens to Mary after she first tries working with the space capsule heat shield team?
Her papers blow away
Her high heel gets stuck in a grate
She falls down
She begins to cry
29
In 2015, what honor did Katherine Johnson receive?
National Medal of Science
The Nobel Peace Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Presidential Medal of Freedom
30
Who is the director of the movie?
Theodore Melfi
Pharrell Williams
Peter Chernin
Jenno Topping
31
In the movie, why is Mary having difficulty getting into school to become an engineer?
It’s an all-white school
Financial aid
At capacity
Difficult entrance exams
32
Who is the first American astronaut to orbit the earth?
Paul Stafford
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Jim Johnson
