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Video Notes: Hidden Figures: Written by C.P. Tejnecky - 2017

This document contains 24 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 and "computers" at NASA in the 1960s. Some of the questions ask about specific challenges the women faced due to racial discrimination and segregation laws of the time period. Others focus on key accomplishments and milestones in the U.S. space program that the women helped calculate, including America's first astronaut in space and John Glenn's orbital flight. The film title "Hidden Figures" refers both to the overlooked contributions of women and people of color in the space race, as well as the complex calculations they performed.

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Video Notes: Hidden Figures: Written by C.P. Tejnecky - 2017

This document contains 24 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 and "computers" at NASA in the 1960s. Some of the questions ask about specific challenges the women faced due to racial discrimination and segregation laws of the time period. Others focus on key accomplishments and milestones in the U.S. space program that the women helped calculate, including America's first astronaut in space and John Glenn's orbital flight. The film title "Hidden Figures" refers both to the overlooked contributions of women and people of color in the space race, as well as the complex calculations they performed.

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Video Notes: Hidden Figures

Name: __________________________________

** This movie addresses the racially sensitive topics that are important to the social context of the 1960s. Some of the
language will be insensitive at times. **

1. Describe the opening scene when Katherine Coleman is five years old.

2. What have the Russians accomplished before the Americans?

3. What does Paul do with his work before giving it to Katherine Goble? Why?

4. What are two racially-related challenges Katherine encounters during her first days as a Computer in her
new office?

5. What are Mr. & Mrs. Jackson arguing about during the Church luncheon?

6. What gets Colonel Johnson get himself in trouble with over with Katherine?

7. Who are the TV reporters waiting for at the NASA tarmac?

8. What astronaut makes a point to greet the computer ladies before going inside?

9. What does Mrs. Jackson need to do in order to get the Engineering job?

10. What is Mrs. Vaughn’s solution to the new IBM problem facing her “Computers”?

11. What Russian accomplishment is announced during the dance party?

12. What happens when Katherine comes in from the rain?

Written by C.P. Tejnecky - 2017


Video Notes: Hidden Figures
13. Who is the first American man in space on May 5, 1965?

14. What is the purpose of Mrs. Jackson’s court hearing?

15. What revolutionary step does Katherine take with her calculations reporting?

16. What does Mrs. Dorothy Vaughn accomplish that the IBM technicians could not?

17. What does Katherine calculate for John Glenn's Pentagon team?

18. What happens to the West Computing Group ladies?

19. What does John Glenn ask for when Al Harrison calls with the IBM numbers?

20. What is the name of the orbiting & landing capsule John Glenn is setting in as the Mercury rocket launches
him into space?

21. What emergency occurs while Glenn is orbiting?

22. What award did Katherine G. Johnson receive at age 97?

23. Describe what you think the most important accomplishments of these NASA Computing ladies.

24. Explain the two possible meanings of the film title, “Hidden Figures.”

Written by C.P. Tejnecky - 2017

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