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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. What is the top speed attained during the October 14th flight?
(a) Mach 0.96.
(b) Mach 1.05.
(c) Mach 1.10.
(d) Mach 0.80.

2. Who is known as the "king of the test fighter pilots"?
(a) Jim Lovell.
(b) Chuck Yeager.
(c) Gus Grissom.
(d) Pete Conrad.

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

4. Why is Gus Grissom uncomfortable during the press conference?
(a) He is camera shy.
(b) He doesn't like people.
(c) He hates telling total strangers how he feels.
(d) He hates being misquoted in the newspapers.

5. Which pilot waxes philosophical when asked at the press conference about family and religion (much to the surprise and astonishment of the other pilots)?
(a) John Glenn.
(b) Alan Shepard.
(c) Gus Grissom.
(d) Deke Slayton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gus Grissom find to be the strangest experience for him in the beginning of the press conference?

2. How many kills does Yeager have by the end of World War II?

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

4. What problem does the Army have with Yeager piloting the X-1?

5. When do the pilots wear their bridge coats?

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