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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. What does the author compare the career path of a fighter pilot to?
(a) A sprint.
(b) A pyramid.
(c) A marathon.
(d) A journey.

2. From the pilots' point of view, what is the only thing lacking during their astronaut training?
(a) Flying time.
(b) The intense and constant media scrutiny.
(c) Resources being funneled to the program.
(d) The pioneer spirit.

3. Why do the pilots report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
(a) For medical testing.
(b) For launch preparation.
(c) For flight protocol training.
(d) For psychological and stress testing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the astronauts' wives has been previously divorced--a matter of public record that is not reported in the Life article?

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 does every fighter jock also think of himself as?

4. What feature makes Pete Conrad different from a lot of other pilots?

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

(see the answer key)

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