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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. Why do the astronauts spend so much time in the procedures trainer?
(a) They are being photographed as part of the Life story.
(b) They are required to stay in the trainer until they successfully complete all of the tasks.
(c) They are just passing time until they can be cleared for take off.
(d) They simulate various flight scenarios and what to do in the case of emergency.

2. How long is the launch delayed?
(a) Seventeen hours.
(b) Forty minutes.
(c) Twenty minutes.
(d) Four hours.

3. Which pilot marches into General Schwichenberg's office, throws an enema bag on his desk, and refuses to give himself any more enemas?
(a) Wally Schirra.
(b) Pete Conrad.
(c) Jim Lovell.
(d) Alan Shepard.

4. When do the pilots wear their bridge coats?
(a) When they attend another pilot's funeral.
(b) When they are on patrol.
(c) When superior officers visit the base.
(d) When it is raining.

5. Why should Yeager be grounded and not allowed to fly the test flight to break the sound barrier on October 14th?
(a) He has been out drinking the night before.
(b) He has the flu.
(c) His wife is having a baby.
(d) He has two broken ribs.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the launch itself, how much fuel is being consumed by the rockets each second?

2. On the space flight, what becomes a major issue for the astronaut?

3. Who does NASA hire to be the astronauts' press representative?

4. Shepard is strapped so tightly into the capsule that he can't feel the weightlessness he knows he is experiencing. What item floats in front of him in the capsule?

5. Who is Bob Gilruth?

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