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

2. Complete this flying theorem: "There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines..."
(a) just untimely tragedies.
(b) there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.
(c) if you follow the manuals, you will be fine.
(d) there are, however, dumb mistakes.

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

4. While NASA is introducing and promoting Project Mercury, what is the Air Force trying to promote?
(a) Their new recruiting practices.
(b) The superior hand-to-hand fighting skills of the pilots.
(c) The high number of kills in the Korean conflict.
(d) Chuck Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier.

5. Where is Cape Canaveral located?
(a) Cocoa Beach, Florida.
(b) Miami Beach, Florida.
(c) Jacksonville, Florida.
(d) Destin, Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the biggest practical joker among the volunteers?

2. Who originally pilots the X-1 aircraft?

3. What state is Chuck Yeager from?

4. How much time passes after the press conference before the astronauts are though of as national heroes?

5. Which of the astronauts' wives has been previously divorced--a matter of public record that is not reported in the Life article?

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