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

2. 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) 2.
(c) 17.
(d) 10.

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

4. 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) Alan Shepard.
(c) Pete Conrad.
(d) Jim Lovell.

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

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. As a result of his record-setting flight, where does Bob White show up?

3. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?

4. What is housed at the Holloman Air Force Base?

5. In the eyes of the engineers, what are the astronauts?

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