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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. Sixteen days after Grissom's flight, the Russians launch another cosmonaut into space. How many times does the cosmonaut orbit the Earth before landing?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 17.
(d) 2.

2. Who is the scheduled backup astronaut for the first manned orbital flight?
(a) Scott Carpenter.
(b) Alan Shepard.
(c) Gordon Cooper.
(d) Deke Slayton.

3. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
(a) Psychiatrists.
(b) NASA engineers.
(c) General Schwickenberg.
(d) The Secretary of the Navy.

4. What do the Project Mercury engineers think will be an easy task?
(a) Training the astronauts.
(b) Controlling the capsule while in space.
(c) Recovering the capsule after it splashed down.
(d) Launching the rockets.

5. Who is Bob White?
(a) The head of mission control.
(b) The Air Force's prime pilot for the X-15 project at Edwards.
(c) The reporter writing the Life stories.
(d) The lead engineer on Project Mercury.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Russian flight, NASA scrubbed the remainder of the planned Mercury flights using Redstone rockets. What is the next flight to attempt?

2. When Pete receives his top-secret orders, what is the project he is being asked to volunteer for?

3. What recent invention makes Program Mercury possible at all?

4. Why does the unmanned flight receive very little public attention?

5. Who does Annie Glenn refuse to let into her house because the press storm around the launch is so excruciating to her?

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