Valentina Tereshkova — Questions and answers

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What was Valentina Tereshkova's job right before she became a cosmonaut?

Choices

  1. An engineer
  2. A military pilot
  3. A textile worker ✓
  4. A curious onlooker

Answer: A textile worker

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Why was sending a woman into space important for the Soviet Union during the Space Race?

Choices

  1. To discover new planets for colonization.
  2. To show their advanced technology and belief in gender equality. ✓
  3. To make other countries jealous of their space program.
  4. To test if women could handle space travel better than men.

Answer: To show their advanced technology and belief in gender equality.

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What would Valentina Tereshkova have to do if the automatic system in her spacecraft stopped working?

Choices

  1. Call a friend on the radio for advice.
  2. Manually steer the spacecraft herself using controls. ✓
  3. Just wait for the system to magically fix itself.
  4. Push an emergency button to immediately come back to Earth.

Answer: Manually steer the spacecraft herself using controls.

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What was Valentina Tereshkova's special call sign, which means 'Seagull'?

Choices

  1. Eagle
  2. Falcon
  3. Chaika ✓
  4. Sparrow

Answer: Chaika

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What big problem did Valentina Tereshkova discover early in her flight?

Choices

  1. She ran out of snacks in her capsule.
  2. The automatic system was set up incorrectly and could send her higher. ✓
  3. Her space suit felt too heavy to move around.
  4. She couldn't find her favorite book to read.

Answer: The automatic system was set up incorrectly and could send her higher.

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How did Valentina Tereshkova get back to the ground after leaving her spacecraft?

Choices

  1. She landed inside the main capsule.
  2. She rode a small airplane back to the city.
  3. She ejected from the capsule and parachuted to the ground. ✓
  4. She was caught by a giant net from an airplane.

Answer: She ejected from the capsule and parachuted to the ground.

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What special award did Valentina Tereshkova receive after her successful return from space?

Choices

  1. Astronaut of the Year
  2. Hero of the Soviet Union ✓
  3. The Golden Parachute Award
  4. Space Explorer Medal

Answer: Hero of the Soviet Union

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What did Valentina Tereshkova do with her life after she flew into space?

Choices

  1. She became a famous singer and dancer.
  2. She became an important political figure and worked for women's rights. ✓
  3. She opened a school for new sky-divers.
  4. She spent all her time designing new types of rockets.

Answer: She became an important political figure and worked for women's rights.

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What is one important way Valentina Tereshkova's flight changed history?

Choices

  1. It proved that only men should explore space.
  2. It broke down gender barriers and showed what women could achieve. ✓
  3. It made everyone believe that space travel was very easy.
  4. It stopped all future space exploration programs.

Answer: It broke down gender barriers and showed what women could achieve.

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