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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "Yeager".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do fighter pilots have an intense dislike for flight surgeons?
(a) They hate needles.
(b) They would rather be flying than in a waiting room.
(c) They don't want to be grounded for medical reasons.
(d) They don't have good insurance.

2. What is the name Yeager gives to his plane?
(a) Soaring Eagle.
(b) Glamorous Glynnis.
(c) Rocketing Rickshaw.
(d) Guns of Death.

3. What state is Chuck Yeager from?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Florida.
(d) West Virginia.

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

5. How many planes does a pilot have to shoot down in combat to be considered an "ace"?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname given to Project Mercury by the top pilots at the base?

2. How does Ted Whelan die?

3. In every flight class, what ratio of new trainees do not earn their wings?

4. When Jane Conrad realizes the cavalier manner in which the pilots discuss their killed comrades, what does she liken their discussion to?

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

(see the answer key)

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