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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say about the men of Wildfire that will affect the outcome of the work?
(a) the men are actually aliens wanting to harm the world
(b) the men are only looking after their own interest
(c) the men have some fatal flaws, which will escalate the crisis
(d) the men don't really know what to do

2. What were the first two scientific crises in history?
(a) a viable solar energy system and splitting the atom
(b) the flu epidemic of 1918 and electrical power generation
(c) finding a vaccine for small pox and the Andromeda Strain
(d) the atomic energy and space capability crises

3. What does Private Crane do for Lt. Shawn?
(a) nothing, there is no Private Crane
(b) cooks his meals
(c) drives the van
(d) he is Lt. Shawn's electronics technician

4. Where is Mission Control for Project Scoop located?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Vandenberg Airforce Base
(c) Ft. Sill, Oklahoma
(d) NASA headquarters in Birmingham

5. What is Project Wildfire?
(a) a project to reforest burnt land
(b) a think tank of politicians
(c) a program they taught in scool
(d) a high-tech laboratory, plus a team of scientists

Short Answer Questions

1. What brought about the first scientific crisis in history?

2. What does Samuel "Gunner" Wilson, pilot of the Scavenger plane see as he flies over Piedmont?

3. What does Jagger show Manchek on a conference call?

4. What does Major Arthur Manchek order when he hears of the radio silence at Piedmont?

5. Why do the two men have radio-directional equipment on the van?

(see the answer key)

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