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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. How many test pilots are in the original group in Jacksonville?
(a) 35.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

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

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

4. Muroc Army Air Base is renamed in 1948. What is its new name?
(a) Kennedy Army Air Base.
(b) Edwards Air Force Base.
(c) Cape Canaveral.
(d) George Air Force Base.

5. How many kills does Yeager have by the end of World War II?
(a) 21.
(b) 13 1/2.
(c) 5 1/2.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the pilots known by at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

2. What problem does the Army have with Yeager piloting the X-1?

3. Who originally pilots the X-1 aircraft?

4. Why do the pilots report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

5. Which pilot marches into General Schwichenberg's office, throws an enema bag on his desk, and refuses to give himself any more enemas?

(see the answer key)

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