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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, "The Club".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As he sits in the capsule waiting to be launched into space, what is Shepard most afraid of?
(a) Urinating in his pressurized suit.
(b) Being crushed by the g forces.
(c) Screwing something up.
(d) Blowing up on the launch pad.

2. As a result of his record-setting flight, where does Bob White show up?
(a) On the cover of Life magazine.
(b) At Langley Air Force Base.
(c) On the cover of Newsweek magazine.
(d) At the celebratory party at Pancho's.

3. How much time passes after the press conference before the astronauts are though of as national heroes?
(a) It takes three days.
(b) It takes seven weeks.
(c) It happens overnight.
(d) They aren't considered of as national heroes until the first launch.

4. Which of the astronauts rises early each morning to do his roadwork where everyone can see him?
(a) Deke Slayton.
(b) Wally Schirra.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Gus Grissom.

5. How long is the second Russian cosmonaut in space for?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 4 hours .
(d) 1 day.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a pilot is in the air and looking down at the ground, what does he most often feel?

2. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?

3. What is Gus afraid of as he tries to swim to the helicopter's horse collar?

4. When do the pilots wear their bridge coats?

5. What is the AWC?

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