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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. How many fighter jocks volunteer for the top-secret civilian program?
(a) 56.
(b) 37.
(c) 29.
(d) 12.

2. What is the name Yeager gives to his plane?
(a) Guns of Death.
(b) Rocketing Rickshaw.
(c) Soaring Eagle.
(d) Glamorous Glynnis.

3. What is Gus Grissom awarded for his actions during combat in Korea?
(a) The Distinguished Flying Cross.
(b) The Ace Award.
(c) The Superior Aviator Award.
(d) The Purple Heart.

4. What is Chuck Yeager's signature flying move?
(a) He has no signature move.
(b) Pulling out of a steep dive just before crashing.
(c) Shooting straight up before leveling off.
(d) A slow roll, sixty feet off the deck.

5. When a pilot is in the air and looking down at the ground, what does he most often feel?
(a) Airsick.
(b) Grateful he has the opportunity to fly.
(c) Superior to the people below.
(d) Like it's time to get back to base.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname given to Project Mercury by the top pilots at the base?

2. What is the most difficult routine in military flying?

3. While NASA is introducing and promoting Project Mercury, what is the Air Force trying to promote?

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

5. Who is the biggest practical joker among the volunteers?

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