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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, "The Club".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Bob Gilruth?
(a) The head engineer of Project Mercury.
(b) The veterinarian brought in to dismantle the chimpanzee colony.
(c) The man in charge of Project Mercury.
(d) The X-15 pilot who joined the astronauts for training.

2. What is the concern that controllers have when preparing to bring Glenn back in through the atmosphere?
(a) That the capsule will overshoot the planned splash zone.
(b) That the parachute will not deploy.
(c) That the heat shields are loose.
(d) That the blood pressure monitor is malfunctioning.

3. Why is Deke Slayton grounded?
(a) Poor hearing.
(b) Attitude problems.
(c) Failing eyesight.
(d) A minor heart defect.

4. How many pilots are selected to comprise the second group of astronauts for the new moon program?
(a) 7.
(b) 15.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of the chapter, which one of the seven is beginning to assume the natural leadership role?

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

3. When Cooper is in the capsule awaiting launch, all of his objective readings indicate that Cooper has done something no previous astronaut has done. What does Cooper do?

4. Why is Pete Conrad transferred to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland?

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

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