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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. 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?
(a) The Houston Coliseum.
(b) The Astrodome.
(c) The Houston Space Center.
(d) The Exxon Oil Refinery.

2. What is Gus Grissom awarded for his actions during combat in Korea?
(a) The Ace Award.
(b) The Purple Heart.
(c) The Distinguished Flying Cross.
(d) The Superior Aviator Award.

3. Which of the astronauts commands the least star power?
(a) John Glenn.
(b) Scott Carpenter.
(c) Deke Slayton.
(d) Alan Shepard.

4. What does "pushing the outside of the envelope" refer to?
(a) The farthest distance from the base a plane can fly without refueling.
(b) The new US Postal Service's mailing requirements.
(c) The limits of a particular aircraft's performance.
(d) The least amount of sleep a test pilot needs before being considered safe to fly.

5. After countless delays and several launch attempts, on what day is the manned flight finally launched?
(a) January 23, 1062.
(b) April 1, 1962.
(c) January 1, 1963.
(d) February 20, 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. While NASA is introducing and promoting Project Mercury, what is the Air Force trying to promote?

2. Which astronaut is scheduled for the next space flight?

3. The first "manned" space flight by Russia does not have a man aboard. What living thing do the Russians send into space?

4. What do Cape Canaveral and its surroundings remind the pilots of?

5. What does the author liken the deck of a carrier to?

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