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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 does Annie Glenn refuse to let into her house because the press storm around the launch is so excruciating to her?
(a) President Kennedy.
(b) Vice President Johnson.
(c) Jackie Kennedy.
(d) Alan Shepard.

2. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?
(a) For flight training.
(b) For psychological testing.
(c) To observe rocket testing.
(d) For medical testing.

3. What record does Bob White set during one of his X-15 flights?
(a) The new speed record.
(b) The new altitude record.
(c) The new distance record.
(d) The new longest flight duration record.

4. In the eyes of the engineers, what are the astronauts?
(a) Partners in a great mission.
(b) National heroes.
(c) Essential to the success of the program.
(d) Test subjects in an experiment.

5. After countless delays and several launch attempts, on what day is the manned flight finally launched?
(a) April 1, 1962.
(b) January 23, 1062.
(c) February 20, 1962.
(d) January 1, 1963.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the astronauts most often hit in the procedures trainer?

3. What political event leads to Project Mercury being thought of, for the first time, as potentially expendable?

4. Why do the astronauts spend so much time in the procedures trainer?

5. When communicating with mission control, what does Glenn refer to his capsule as?

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