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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. Who runs the Fly Inn near Muroc Field?
(a) Marcus Graves.
(b) Amelia Earhart.
(c) John Louis.
(d) Pancho Barnes.

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

3. Why is Gus Grissom uncomfortable during the press conference?
(a) He doesn't like people.
(b) He is camera shy.
(c) He hates being misquoted in the newspapers.
(d) He hates telling total strangers how he feels.

4. What does "pushing the outside of the envelope" refer to?
(a) The new US Postal Service's mailing requirements.
(b) The least amount of sleep a test pilot needs before being considered safe to fly.
(c) The farthest distance from the base a plane can fly without refueling.
(d) The limits of a particular aircraft's performance.

5. When Pete receives his top-secret orders, what is the project he is being asked to volunteer for?
(a) The Mercury Project.
(b) The X-1 Project.
(c) The Moon Project.
(d) The Saturn Project.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the inscription found on the blackboard in the Astronaut Office?

2. What is the unofficial tradition at Cape Canaveral?

3. What do Cape Canaveral and its surroundings remind the pilots of?

4. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?

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

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