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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Vote".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the most difficult routine in military flying?
(a) Instrument-only flying.
(b) Formation flying.
(c) Carrier landings.
(d) All-weather flying.

3. Why does Janet Conrad support her husband's decision to join the astronaut program?
(a) She thinks it will vault his career to the top.
(b) She wants her husband to be a famous astronaut.
(c) She wants to move out of the desert.
(d) She thinks it will be safer than flying high-performance jet fighters.

4. Which of the astronauts' wives has been previously divorced--a matter of public record that is not reported in the Life article?
(a) Gus Grissom.
(b) Wally Schirra.
(c) Deke Slayton.
(d) Gordon Cooper.

5. Why do the astronauts spend so much time in the procedures trainer?
(a) They are being photographed as part of the Life story.
(b) They simulate various flight scenarios and what to do in the case of emergency.
(c) They are required to stay in the trainer until they successfully complete all of the tasks.
(d) They are just passing time until they can be cleared for take off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?

2. Which of the astronauts had separated from his wife, but reconciles with her after the psychological interviews at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base because he thinks it will improve his chances for astronaut selection?

3. What record does Bob White set during one of his X-15 flights?

4. Who does NASA hire to be the astronauts' press representative?

5. How many days before the planned Mercury launch do the Russians put a man into space?

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