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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the private and lieutenant looking for the Scoop satellite?
(a) they want to sell it to another country
(b) it is their mission to recover it
(c) they're supposed to destroy it
(d) they're curious about what it looks like

2. How does Stone feel about Hall's appointment?
(a) he's decided fate must have a reason
(b) he's indifferent to it
(c) it's against his wishes
(d) he's happy and enthusiastic about it

3. Why does Stone feel they have plenty of time to solve the mystery of the satellite's contamination?
(a) with Piedmont nuked there is no danger to the outside
(b) the President said to take their time
(c) nothing bad has happened so far
(d) it's only been a couple days

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

5. What is Burton and Stone's working hypothesis about the killer in Piedmont?
(a) the agent must have transmitted itself through the air
(b) it works very slowly
(c) it doesn't seem to affect dogs
(d) it is passed by contact with an infected individual

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the first two scientific crises in history?

2. What is Project Wildfire?

3. What is the population of Piedmont, Arizona?

4. Where is Mission Control for Project Scoop located?

5. What does the narrator say the nature of all national crises prior to the scientific boom was?

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