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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. After the Russian flight, NASA scrubbed the remainder of the planned Mercury flights using Redstone rockets. What is the next flight to attempt?
(a) A rocket launch with a plane landing.
(b) Orbital flight.
(c) Dropping bombs from space.
(d) A moon landing.

2. Who is the biggest practical joker among the volunteers?
(a) Gus Grissom.
(b) Wally Schirra.
(c) Pete Conrad.
(d) Alan Shepard.

3. The first test flight using an Atlas rocket is unmanned. Who or what goes up in the second test flight?
(a) Alan Shepard.
(b) A dog.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) A chimpanzee.

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

5. What do the engineers see as the most difficult, challenging, and pioneering part of the project?
(a) The technology.
(b) The courage necessary to fly in the capsule.
(c) The flying capsule.
(d) The flight itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the pilots known by at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

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

3. What is Jim Lovell's nickname?

4. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?

5. At the insistence of the astronauts, what feature is finally designed into the capsule?

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