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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 housed at the Holloman Air Force Base?
(a) The mission control center.
(b) The rocket launchers.
(c) The chimpanzee colony.
(d) The psychologists' new testing facility.

2. During the launch itself, how much fuel is being consumed by the rockets each second?
(a) 56,000 gallons.
(b) 1000 pounds.
(c) 1 ton.
(d) 2 1/2 tons.

3. When communicating with mission control, what does Glenn refer to his capsule as?
(a) Test Flight 84.
(b) Atlas 1.
(c) Friendship 7.
(d) Mercury 3.

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

5. 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) 10.
(d) 17.

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. How long is the second Russian cosmonaut in space for?

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

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

5. What do the Project Mercury engineers think will be an easy task?

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