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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "On the Balcony".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From the original volunteers for the program, how many are finally accepted as astronauts?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

2. What is the one sound that test pilots' wives are most afraid of?
(a) The telephone.
(b) The church bells.
(c) The door bell.
(d) The sound of a plane's engine.

3. Which of the astronauts rises early each morning to do his roadwork where everyone can see him?
(a) John Glenn.
(b) Deke Slayton.
(c) Wally Schirra.
(d) Gus Grissom.

4. Which of the astronauts had separated from his wife, but reconciles with her after the psychological interviews at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base because he thinks it will improve his chances for astronaut selection?
(a) Scott Carpenter.
(b) John Glenn.
(c) Gordon Cooper.
(d) Deke Slayton.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is known as the "king of the test fighter pilots"?

5. Why do fighter pilots have an intense dislike for flight surgeons?

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