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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. Why is Pete Conrad transferred to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland?
(a) Because he requested a post involving less danger.
(b) Because he is entering the Navy's test-pilot school.
(c) Because he has to prepare for combat missions in Korea.
(d) Because he is promoted to Lieutenant.

2. What is the nickname given to Pete's flight test class?
(a) The Soaring Eagles.
(b) Group 20.
(c) Top Guns.
(d) Class A.

3. When Jane Conrad realizes the cavalier manner in which the pilots discuss their killed comrades, what does she liken their discussion to?
(a) Lectures.
(b) Politics.
(c) Debates.
(d) Sports.

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

5. Who is the biggest practical joker among the volunteers?
(a) Pete Conrad.
(b) Alan Shepard.
(c) Gus Grissom.
(d) Wally Schirra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the biggest challenge of landing on a carrier ship?

2. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

3. When a pilot is in the air and looking down at the ground, what does he most often feel?

4. What is the most difficult routine in military flying?

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

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