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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. Which astronaut is known as the Icy Commander?
(a) Alan Shepard.
(b) Pete Conrad.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Deke Slayton.

2. What state is Chuck Yeager from?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Florida.

3. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
(a) General Schwickenberg.
(b) The Secretary of the Navy.
(c) Psychiatrists.
(d) NASA engineers.

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

5. Which of the astronauts' wives has been previously divorced--a matter of public record that is not reported in the Life article?
(a) Wally Schirra.
(b) Deke Slayton.
(c) Gordon Cooper.
(d) Gus Grissom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname given to Pete's flight test class?

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)?

3. When the book begins, where is the Naval Air Station that Pete Conrad is stationed at?

4. Where are the new astronauts stationed?

5. The pilots hold Konakai seances. What is Konakai?

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