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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 recent invention makes Program Mercury possible at all?
(a) The launch software.
(b) The high-speed, electronic computer.
(c) The high-carbon fuel.
(d) The rocket propulsion system.

2. Which pilot marches into General Schwichenberg's office, throws an enema bag on his desk, and refuses to give himself any more enemas?
(a) Wally Schirra.
(b) Pete Conrad.
(c) Jim Lovell.
(d) Alan Shepard.

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

4. At the insistence of the astronauts, what feature is finally designed into the capsule?
(a) A window.
(b) A mayday beacon.
(c) A homing device.
(d) A lavatory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the pilots report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

2. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

3. Which astronaut is scheduled for the next space flight?

4. The first test flight using an Atlas rocket is unmanned. Who or what goes up in the second test flight?

5. From the original volunteers for the program, how many are finally accepted as astronauts?

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