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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "In Single Combat".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When asked by a reporter how many of the astronauts expect to return from space, how many of them raise their hands?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

2. How many kills does Yeager have by the end of World War II?
(a) 10.
(b) 13 1/2.
(c) 5 1/2.
(d) 21.

3. When do the pilots wear their bridge coats?
(a) When they are on patrol.
(b) When it is raining.
(c) When superior officers visit the base.
(d) When they attend another pilot's funeral.

4. How many test pilots are in the original group in Jacksonville?
(a) 8.
(b) 35.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

5. What is the one sound that test pilots' wives are most afraid of?
(a) The church bells.
(b) The door bell.
(c) The telephone.
(d) The sound of a plane's engine.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the original volunteers for the program, how many are finally accepted as astronauts?

2. How are wives notified if their husband is injured or killed during a test flight?

3. What is the subject of the first press conference question?

4. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

5. Who is known as the "king of the test fighter pilots"?

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