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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. What kind of rocket launches the first Mercury capsule?
(a) Canaveral rocket.
(b) X-21 rocket.
(c) Redstone rocket.
(d) Atlas rocket.

2. What is the nickname given to Pete's flight test class?
(a) Top Guns.
(b) Group 20.
(c) Class A.
(d) The Soaring Eagles.

3. What is the Navy-calculated probability that a career Navy pilot will die in an aircraft accident?
(a) 7%
(b) 56%
(c) 23%
(d) 38%

4. Who is in charge of crew selection?
(a) John Kennedy.
(b) John Glenn.
(c) Deke Slayton.
(d) James Webb.

5. What is significant about Cooper's flight?
(a) It is the last scheduled Mercury flight.
(b) It will be the first flight of the Apollo program.
(c) It will be the shortest duration flight.
(d) It will orbit the moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the astronauts place a sign inside the capsule reading "No handball playing in this area" to help keep Shepard relaxed and loose?

2. What is the biggest challenge of landing on a carrier ship?

3. As a result of his record-setting flight, where does Bob White show up?

4. What is the name of the first Russian cosmonaut?

5. What is the one sound that test pilots' wives are most afraid of?

(see the answer key)

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