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

2. When the chimpanzee's rocket is launched, the rocket climbs at a slight higher angle that it is supposed to climb. What is the result?
(a) The capsule splashes down 132 miles away from the intended splash area.
(b) The higher angles causes such an increase in g forces that the chimpanzee does not survive.
(c) The capsule experiences more friction than expected and burns up on re-entry.
(d) The rocket self-corrects and re-establishes the proper climbing angle.

3. Who runs the Fly Inn near Muroc Field?
(a) Marcus Graves.
(b) Pancho Barnes.
(c) Amelia Earhart.
(d) John Louis.

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

5. Which of the astronauts' wives has been previously divorced--a matter of public record that is not reported in the Life article?
(a) Deke Slayton.
(b) Gus Grissom.
(c) Wally Schirra.
(d) Gordon Cooper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the astronauts is selected for the first Mercury flight?

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

3. When asked by a reporter how many of the astronauts expect to return from space, how many of them raise their hands?

4. When the astronauts arrive in Houston, they are told that there will be a "little" cocktail party for them. Where is the cocktail party held?

5. What is the nickname given to Pete's flight test class?

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