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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Gumshoes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the solid-fuel rockets separate from the shuttle, where do they fall?
(a) They float into space.
(b) On barren land.
(c) Into the sea.
(d) Into the atmosphere and then they disintegrate.

2. What lingo did Mr. Fichtel say was used when all the conditions are satisfied and "we're ready to move to the next phase of the operation"?
(a) Go for it.
(b) All systems go.
(c) The light is green.
(d) Take the road.

3. Richard told the women who were protesting that they should be concerned about the cop in his story. Why?
(a) Because he was harrassing a woman.
(b) Because it is not known whether the cop was a man or a woman.
(c) Because cops are corrupt.
(d) Because she was a woman.

4. What type of joints are made at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida?
(a) Link joints.
(b) Factory joints.
(c) Energy joints.
(d) Field joints.

5. How many people lost their lives on the space shuttle?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1: Hotel City, Richard mentions going on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. What kind of handles did the big auditorium doors have?

2. There are joints that hold sections of the shuttle together. How many different types of joints are there?

3. What is located at the front of the space shuttle orbiter?

4. The taxi driver mentioned in Part 1: Getting Ahead said he wanted to build for the future by betting on horses. What did the taxi driver say he would buy if he won money on the horses?

5. When Richard was studying counting and the different things he can do while counting, he discovered that no one can do what while counting?

(see the answer key)

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