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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "The Cape".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most difficult routine in military flying?
(a) Instrument-only flying.
(b) All-weather flying.
(c) Formation flying.
(d) Carrier landings.

2. Which of the astronauts is actually an atheist (although he told the press that he had previously "attended" a Christian Science church with his wife)?
(a) Scott Carpenter.
(b) Alan Shepard.
(c) Gus Grissom.
(d) John Glenn.

3. When a pilot is in the air and looking down at the ground, what does he most often feel?
(a) Like it's time to get back to base.
(b) Superior to the people below.
(c) Airsick.
(d) Grateful he has the opportunity to fly.

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

5. Scott Carpenter is the only astronaut who has a touch of what in him?
(a) A rebel.
(b) A poet.
(c) An activist.
(d) A ladies' man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What feature makes Pete Conrad different from a lot of other pilots?

3. Which astronaut is known as the Icy Commander?

4. How are wives notified if their husband is injured or killed during a test flight?

5. From the original volunteers for the program, how many are finally accepted as astronauts?

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