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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "The Tears".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jim Lovell's nickname?
(a) Shaky.
(b) Ears.
(c) Ace.
(d) Scooby.

2. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?
(a) To observe rocket testing.
(b) For psychological testing.
(c) For flight training.
(d) For medical testing.

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

4. How many fighter jocks volunteer for the top-secret civilian program?
(a) 12.
(b) 56.
(c) 29.
(d) 37.

5. What political event leads to Project Mercury being thought of, for the first time, as potentially expendable?
(a) The public relations nightmare created by the Edwards' pilots.
(b) The election of John F. Kennedy as the country's new President.
(c) The launch of another Sputnik satellite.
(d) The establishment of political special interest groups.

Short Answer Questions

1. What record does Bob White set during one of his X-15 flights?

2. What is the concern that controllers have when preparing to bring Glenn back in through the atmosphere?

3. Why does Janet Conrad support her husband's decision to join the astronaut program?

4. Who is the scheduled backup astronaut for the first manned orbital flight?

5. What do the engineers see as the most difficult, challenging, and pioneering part of the project?

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