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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 of the astronauts commands the least star power?
(a) Deke Slayton.
(b) Alan Shepard.
(c) Scott Carpenter.
(d) John Glenn.

2. How many planes does a pilot have to shoot down in combat to be considered an "ace"?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

3. What is Chuck Yeager's signature flying move?
(a) Shooting straight up before leveling off.
(b) He has no signature move.
(c) A slow roll, sixty feet off the deck.
(d) Pulling out of a steep dive just before crashing.

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

5. The pilots hold Konakai seances. What is Konakai?
(a) A hotel near Cape Canaveral.
(b) The bar the pilots gathered at after work.
(c) The title of one of Glenn's philosophical books.
(d) A Japanese warrior tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. While NASA is introducing and promoting Project Mercury, what is the Air Force trying to promote?

2. Which of the astronauts rises early each morning to do his roadwork where everyone can see him?

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

4. Which pilot waxes philosophical when asked at the press conference about family and religion (much to the surprise and astonishment of the other pilots)?

5. When Chuck Yeager is interviewed by reporters in Phoenix, what do the reporters want to know about?

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