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

2. Which pilot marches into General Schwichenberg's office, throws an enema bag on his desk, and refuses to give himself any more enemas?
(a) Jim Lovell.
(b) Alan Shepard.
(c) Pete Conrad.
(d) Wally Schirra.

3. From the original volunteers for the program, how many are finally accepted as astronauts?
(a) 12.
(b) 20.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

4. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
(a) General Schwickenberg.
(b) Psychiatrists.
(c) NASA engineers.
(d) The Secretary of the Navy.

5. The first "manned" space flight by Russia does not have a man aboard. What living thing do the Russians send into space?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A hamster.
(d) A chimpanzee.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a pilot is in the air and looking down at the ground, what does he most often feel?

2. What does the author liken the deck of a carrier to?

3. In the eyes of the engineers, what are the astronauts?

4. In every flight class, what ratio of new trainees do not earn their wings?

5. What is the Navy-calculated probability that a career Navy pilot will die in an aircraft accident?

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