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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "The Lab Rat".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the biggest challenge of landing on a carrier ship?
(a) Because the ship is pitching and rolling in the sea.
(b) Because the plane has to lose altitude so quickly.
(c) Because carrier ship landings are never discussed before attempting.
(d) Because the grey of the ship makes it hard to spot in the ocean.

2. In every flight class, what ratio of new trainees do not earn their wings?
(a) 3 in 5.
(b) 2 in 4.
(c) 1 in 3.
(d) 7 in 9.

3. What does the author compare the career path of a fighter pilot to?
(a) A marathon.
(b) A sprint.
(c) A journey.
(d) A pyramid.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Muroc Army Air Base is renamed in 1948. What is its new name?

2. When the book begins, where is the Naval Air Station that Pete Conrad is stationed at?

3. Who originally pilots the X-1 aircraft?

4. What is the Navy-calculated probability that a career Navy pilot will die in an aircraft accident?

5. What does "pushing the outside of the envelope" refer to?

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