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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Hall think about the Wildfire project?
(a) he believed the whole project was theoretical and never expected to actually be called
(b) that the government can't do anything right, including Wildfire
(c) that the government is totally paronoid
(d) it is a stupid waste of money

2. What do the officers give Stone when they get in the car?
(a) a handgun
(b) a file on Wildfire
(c) a file on the crisis
(d) a telephone to call other scientist

3. When Dr. Stone hears of Merrick's theory what does he do?
(a) he thinks there's nothing that can be done about it
(b) he thinks Merrick should be fired from his position
(c) acts as an advocate for research into this possibility
(d) he laughs at them

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

5. What does Hall believe about the possibility of a real Wildfire crisis?
(a) he doesn't believe any bacteria could survive space
(b) he doesn't think the US is capable of space travel
(c) he can't think of any reason he would be helpful in that type of work
(d) he believes the project is theoretical and never expects to be called

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Major Arthur Manchek?

2. How does Stone feel about Hall's appointment?

3. What does the narrator say about the men of Wildfire that will affect the outcome of the work?

4. What kind of theory did noted scholar, Alfred Pockran, have about national crises?

5. What did English biophysicist, J.J. Merrick, discuss at a biological symposium?

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