What was the mission of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics During WWII?

to help the US develop the most powerful/efficient airplanes in the world

Why did the author state that "Computing became a sisterhood inside and outside of work."?

The women become lifelong friends.

What was Kaz's response when Mary told him about being laughed at by the white computers?

He invited her to come and work for him.

Why did the West Computers believe that they had to prove themselves better?

Because they felt like they had to prove themselves

Why were the women mathematicians given a seperate job title?

They were seen as 'lower' status then men mathematicans

Why was Dorothy Vaughn Concerned with making money?

She wanted to save enough money so that her children could get an education

Why did Dorothy Vaughan believe the West Computers would need to learn to use the electronic computers?

The new technology would replace the 'computers' if they didnt

What happened when Katherine Goble Johnson sat down at a desk in the Flight Research Division on her first day there?

The white man next to her got up and walked away.

What happened to Christine when she was in 8th grade?

Her principal told the class they'd be going to school with white students

The name of a Russian satellite.

Besides fearing an attack, what bothered Americans about Russia launching Sputnik?

Americans were humiliated that Russia had beat them to space.

Why were neighborhoods like Newsome Park in danger of being torn down after the war?

The neighborhood was intended to be temporary housing

What was Brown vs. Board of Education?

A supreme court case that ended segregation in public schools.

What did John Glenn trust in order to fly?

the numbers from the female calculator

What were reasons all these women at Langley were classified as "subprofessionals" rather than as mathematicians?

That name means that they could pay less.

What did Katherine's analysis of an accident involving a small plane lead to?

Changes in air traffic regulations to avoid wake turbulence accidents.

What did James Williams have to do on his first day of work at Langley?

Convince the guards at the gate that he was an engineer.

What did the West Computers find offensive in the cafeteria?

a sign that read "Colored Girls"

When would Katherine be able to finally relax?

Once the astronauts returned safely back to Earth

Why did Mary's calculations come up wrong when she was given an assignment by the chief of the Compressibility Division?

He had given her the wrong numbers to use for the calculations.

What does FEPC stand for?

Fair Employee Practices Committee

In January 1967, what happened to Apollo 1?

It had an electrical fire during the launch that killed 3 astronauts

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1
What does NACA turn into?
NAPA
NAACP
NASA
NACA
2
Which best describes Christine's point of view toward Sputnik and the Cold War?
Excitement
Fear
Happy
Mixed emotions of fear and excitement
3
What innovation was added to the wind tunnels to make them more closely simulate flight conditions?
Sloped walls.
A solid ceiling.
A sloped floor.
Slotted walls.
4
How many days would it take to go 238,900 mile journey to the moon and back?
60 Days
6 Hours
6 days
6 months
5
In what Langley building did much of the research surrounding spaceflight take place?
Building 51.
The Space Research Building.
Building 1244.
The Activities Building.
6
How did President Eisenhower want America's first spaceflight to be perceived?
As a show of America's superior technology.
As a peaceful mission.
As a secretive mission.
As an act of military strength.
7
Which plane was the most reliable and elite during WWII?
P-51 Mustang
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
P-39 Cobra
P-47 Thunderbolt
8
Mary Jackson believed that achievement worked like a _____________.
grocery store
library
basketball game
bank account
9
How did Dorothy know about the job at NACA?
She happened to see a flyer
She recieved a phone call offering the job
She saw it in the newspaper
Katherine told her
10
What year did NACA first begin its operations?
1999
1916
1777
1917
11
What was the mission of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics During WWII?
to become the most powerful nation in the world
to make planes smaller and faster
to help the US develop the most powerful/efficient airplanes in the world
to empower women to be the best mathematicians in the world
12
Why did the author state that "Computing became a sisterhood inside and outside of work."?
The women become lifelong friends.
The women didn't want to be around other women.
The women didn't want any other women to succeed.
The women wanted all the mathematical jobs.
13
What was Kaz's response when Mary told him about being laughed at by the white computers?
He told her that if she did not like being laughed she she quit.
He reprimanded the white computers.
He invited her to come and work for him.
He laughed at her.
14
Why did the West Computers believe that they had to prove themselves better?
Because they were smarter
Because they liked computers
Because they were worried about their jobs
Because they felt like they had to prove themselves
15
Why were the women mathematicians given a seperate job title?
They were seen as 'lower' status then men mathematicans
They were overpaid
They wanted to be seperate from the men
They were not experiecend enough for the jobs
16
Dorothy reinvented herself as a
engineer
stay at home wife and mother
computer programmer
mathematician
17
Why was Dorothy Vaughn Concerned with making money?
She wanted to save enough money to purchase another business for her family
She wanted to save enough money so that her children could get an education
Her husband lost his job and she need to be the sole provider
She wanted to save enough money to buy a house for her family
18
What is the NAACP?
A civil rights group
An anti-war group
A sports organization
A labor Union
19
Why did Dorothy Vaughan believe the West Computers would need to learn to use the electronic computers?
Their male coworkers would think the women should be fired
The East Computers would take their jobs if they did not learn to use them.
Their male coworkers would not learn to use the electronic computers.
The new technology would replace the 'computers' if they didnt
20
What happened when Katherine Goble Johnson sat down at a desk in the Flight Research Division on her first day there?
She was mistaken for Dorothy Vaughan.
The white man next to her got up and walked away.
She was given work meant for one of the engineers.
She was told to move.
21
What made Dorothy Vaughan feel like an official employee of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory?
the civil service oath of office
her paycheck
when her manager knew her name
her identification badge
22
What was Virginia's "embarrassing reputation"?
poorest state in the union
fewest college graduates
opposing school integration
not being chosen as a NASA location.
23
What happened to Christine when she was in 8th grade?
She became interested in math.
Christine met Mary Jackson during a school field trip.
Her principal told the class they'd be going to school with white students
The U.S launched their first satellite.
24
What is Sputnik?
The name of the school Katherine's children attended.
The name of a Russian satellite.
The name of a secretive plan at Langley.
The name of a Russian rocket.
25
What did the NACA research and promote?
The study of space
The study of time travel
The study of sound
The study of flight
26
How many times did John Glenn orbit around the earth?
1
7
5
3
27
Where was the first launching site for the space launch?
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
Houston
28
Besides fearing an attack, what bothered Americans about Russia launching Sputnik?
Americans believed Russia had stolen plans for its satellite from America.
Americans were humiliated that Russia had beat them to space.
Americans were only weeks away from launching a manned spacecraft.
Americans thoughtRussia was using the satellite to monitor them.
29
Why were neighborhoods like Newsome Park in danger of being torn down after the war?
The neighborhood was intended to be temporary housing
It was too expensive to live there now
The government wanted to use the land to begin launching rockets
It had become old and run down
30
What was Brown vs. Board of Education?
A law that said Christine could not take advanced math classes in school
A supreme court case that ended segregation in public schools.
A court case: African Americans could attend classes at white schools
A law that stated that women could have leadership roles in a school system
31
Who was the first country to launch an astronaut into orbit?
Germany
Russia
The United States
Europe
32
What did John Glenn trust in order to fly?
Nothing, he was convinced he would burn up.
trusted in God to keep him safe
the numbers from the female calculator
the numbers from the electronic calculator
33
What were reasons all these women at Langley were classified as "subprofessionals" rather than as mathematicians?
Cause men back then don't believe that women are that smart at math.
This meant they worked part time
That name means that they could pay less.
Some women get called that cause they learned a different type of math
34
True or False: Katherine Johnson knew that once you took the first step, anything was possible.
True
False
35
Where did Jimmy Goble work when he and Katherine moved to Newsome Park?
At a restaurant.
The shipyard.
At a high school.
Langley Research Center.
36
What did Katherine's analysis of an accident involving a small plane lead to?
A change in pilot procedures for landing an airplane.
A change in the design of small airplanes.
Changes in air traffic regulations to avoid wake turbulence accidents.
Changes to the wing structure of airplanes.
37
What did James Williams have to do on his first day of work at Langley?
Convince the guards at the gate that he was an engineer.
Deal with a mechanic who sabotaged his work.
Take a test to prove he had the necessary skills to work there.
Prove that he had an engineering degree.
38
After reentry, where did John Glenn land?
the mountains
the desert
the city
the ocean
39
Who was the division chief of The Flight Research Division when Katherine Goble Johnson was sent to work there?
John Becker.
R.T. Jones.
Henry Pearson.
James William.
40
What did the West Computers find offensive in the cafeteria?
segregated bathrooms
hostile officers
the lunch choices
a sign that read "Colored Girls"
41
In what year was East Computing disbanded?
1947.
1953
1943
1961.
42
When would Katherine be able to finally relax?
Before the launch
Once the astronauts were in space
Once the astronauts returned safely back to Earth
After the launch
43
Why were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg sentenced to death?
They attacked Langley.
They were Russian spies.
They attacked Martin Luther King Jr.
The strongly believed in segregation.
44
Where was Katherine Goble Johnson when she found out about the jobs available at Langley for black women?
At a wedding.
In a bus station.
At church.
At the laundromat.
45
Why did Mary's calculations come up wrong when she was given an assignment by the chief of the Compressibility Division?
The equation she was asked to use was incorrect.
She had made a simple math error.
There was an error made in the research phase.
He had given her the wrong numbers to use for the calculations.
46
What does FEPC stand for?
Federal Engineer Prototype Club
Fair Employee Practices Committee
First Employee Practical Commisssion
Federal Engineering Physics Committee
47
Which plane became so famous that everyone at Langley got credit?
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
P-47 Thunderbolts
P-51 Mustang
P-39 Cobra
48
When was Dorothy Vaughan's first day of work at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory?
December 1, 1943
June 2, 1944
May 1, 1943
October 3, 1940
49
Which of the following is not a reason why Dorothy accepted the NACA job?
She hated being a teacher
It was more money
She could help the social justice cause
It was a way for her to set an example for her kids
50
Which president spoke to congress to fund the space program?
Barack Obama
George Bush
John F Kennedy
Franklin D Roosevelt
51
In January 1967, what happened to Apollo 1?
It was lost in space
It burned up during reentry back into the Earth's atmosphere
It had an electrical fire during the launch that killed 3 astronauts
It landed on the moon
52
Dorothy Vaughan and Katherine Johnson were skilled in what subject area?
Space science
Social studies
Language Arts
Math
53
which of the following could Langley employees do with the information learned at Langley?
keep it a secret
Tell anyone they wanted
tell the news
Sell the information to the USSR
54
How was Katherine Johnson recognized for her role in the mission?
She was given a book deal
She was tagged on a Facebook post
She was interviewed on a local news show
She was featured on the front page of a newspaper
55
Why did the United States begin hiring women for jobs that had once belonged only to men?
The men were serving in the military during WW2
The men had joined sides with Germany during WW2
The men had left the working field
Women were better equipped then men for most jobs
56
While leading a Girl Scout troop, Mary Jackson and the troop " Pick a Bale of Cotton". What upset Mary about the song?
The song did made slavery sound much worse than Mary thought it was.
The song lyrics included curse words.
The song reinforced all the worst stereotypes about African Americans
Mary did not like the writer of the song.
57
What did Levi accredit his soap box derby victory to?
the lack of friction in his tires
the fuel that his machine used
the slimness of his machine
the weight of his machine
58
The U.S. felt like it was falling behind the Soviet Union because the Soviet Union also had....
more missiles than the U.S.
more money to spend on technology
a larger country than the U.S.
more scientists working on space technology
59
Nobody understood the risks of space flight better than astronaut ________________.
Neil Armstrong
Sally Ride
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
60
How did Mary Jackson spend her summer during 1960?
Building a satellite comparable to Sputnik
Studying equations to launch a rocket into outer space
Building a soap box derby car
Building a supersonic airplane
61
When applying for a job as a mathematician at Langley, Dorothy she could be ready to accept the job in what time frame?
never
48 days
48 hours
42 hours
62
What was the double V?
Double Victory; Victory over enemies without and victory within
The military strategy used to retaliate against Japan after Pearl Harbor
double victory; the victory over Germany and Japan
The title of the speech President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made
63
Why was Dorothy considering working at the laundry camp instead of keeping with her job as a high school math teacher?
Cause she always wanted a lot of money.
Cause her family needed money and she was underpaid as a teacher
Cause the students were terrible.
She changed her opinions about that school.
64
Who were the Tuskegee Air Men?
A Group of African-American military pilots who fought during WW2
A groups of American Military Pilots who faught during WW2
A Group of African-American Astronauts
A group of Afircan American engineers
65
Who was Eric Epps
The Developer of Aberdeen Gardens
Former teacher who is now the Center Director at Newsome Park
President of the local chapter of the NAACP
Dorothy's supervisor
66
What new math course did Dorothy teach at her school?
Algebra
Calculating launch projections
she did not teach math
War time rations
67
What position did NASA offer Christine Darden?
researcher
engineer
data analyst
computer
68
What does NACA stand for?
National Adult Cooking Association
National Astronaut Committee Association
Natonal Advisory Commitee for Aeronautics
National Air and Computing Assocation
69
What were the female mathematicians called at Langley?
Computers
Machines
Wizards
Calculators
70
What does NASA stand for?
New Airplane Science Administration.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
National Aero Space Alliance
Newport Aeronautical and Science Administration.
71
What does "Victory through air power mean"?
The war victory came down to the aviation advancments
we lost the war
The war victory came down to the foot soldiers
The war victory came down to the astronauts
72
What did Dorothy's husband do for work?
Worked as a teacher
worked in hotels
did not work
worked as a stable hand
73
How long did Mission Control lose contact with John Glenn's reentry?
14 minutes
4 Hours
1 minute
60 Minutes
74
What did Katherine have to consider regarding orbital flight when calculating flight trajectories?
Earth's shape and rotational speed.
Earth's shape and wind speed
Earth's rotational speed and moon's orbital path
Earth's rotational speed and the sun's position.
75
Following World War 2, what did the United States become anxious about?
The return of slavery in the United States
The threat posed by Japan
Martin Luther King Jr.
The threat posed by the Soviet Union
76
Who removed the "COLORED GIRLS' sign in the cafteria?
Martha Mackey
Miriam Mann
Dorothy Vaughan
Mary Jackson
77
Which president is responsible for allowing African Americans to have lucrative jobs?
Franklin D Roosevelt
George Bush
John F Kennedy
Barack Obama
78
what are the consequences of telling your family member the information about Langley?
you could get fired
Someone may die
You could get reward monery
you could become a war hero
79
What was important about VJ day?
It marked the end of the War
The day the NAACP won their most historic court case
The day President Roosevelt ended segregation
the day that allowed African America to gain permanent employment at NACA
80
What were the 200 protestors marching for outside Apollo 11?
Money should be sent instead to help poor Americans of any race
African Americans' right to vote
Money should be sent on medical research instead
Women's right to vote
81
What sorority did Mary Jackson join in college?
Pi Beta Phi
Delta Sigma Theta
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Delta Zeta
82
Where was Langley located?
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton, West Virginia
Los Angeles, California
Lanlgey, Virginia
83
Dorothy signed a lease for a 2 bedroom apartment in Newsome Park once NACA made her a permanent offer of employment
False
True
84
Who was A Phillip Randolf?
Head of the largest labor union at the time
Head of the largest black labor union at the time
A engeener at NACA
President of NACA
85
Why did managers at Langley decide to hire African Americans?
The managers did not want to be accuse of being racist
They could no longer satisfy the demands with only white employees
They did not know who they hired until they walked in on their first days
The desegration laws requires NACA to hire African American employees
86
What did Katherine Goble Johnson's husband die from?
A brain tumor.
Malaria.
Tuberculosis.
A heart attack.
87
At the beginning of Chapter 15, which historical event has just taken place ?
Apollo 11 has landed on the moon
Russia Landed Sputnick
World War 2 had just ended
President Kennedy has been Killed
88
What made white computers laugh at Mary Jackson?
She did not know how to use a calculator.
She asked them where the bathroom was.
She was not allowed to sit with them in the cafeteria.
She made a calculation error.
89
Project Mercury's flight director said "we could have beaten them. We should have beaten them" in response to...
the first man orbiting Earth
The Soviet Union sending animals into orbit.
Sputnik II
Sputnik
90
Dorothy was eager to support the war efforts. What does "eager" mean?
wanting to do something very much
frustrated with a situation
feeling of discomfort
wanting to run away from something or someone
91
Why was Dorothy given a fresh start in Chapter 16?
She fell in love and got remarried.
She was asked to begin researching spaceflight.
She left NACA to pursue a new career.
The days of the West Area Computing Office came to an end.
92
NASA planned _____ more Apollo missions.
20
100
6
2
93
How expensive did the Apollo missions cost?
$20,000
$500 million
$1.00
$24 billion

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