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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. 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) there are, however, dumb mistakes.
(d) if you follow the manuals, you will be fine.

2. How many kills does Yeager have by the end of World War II?
(a) 13 1/2.
(b) 10.
(c) 21.
(d) 5 1/2.

3. What is the biggest challenge of landing on a carrier ship?
(a) Because the plane has to lose altitude so quickly.
(b) Because carrier ship landings are never discussed before attempting.
(c) Because the ship is pitching and rolling in the sea.
(d) Because the grey of the ship makes it hard to spot in the ocean.

4. What is focused on as being the pilots' best qualification for their selection to the Project Mercury astronaut program at the press conference?
(a) Their superior adaptability.
(b) Their physical fitness.
(c) Their piloting skills.
(d) Their extraordinary combat accomplishments.

5. What is the nickname given to Project Mercury by the top pilots at the base?
(a) The Flying Chimpanzees.
(b) Monkeys in Space.
(c) Corpses in a Capsule.
(d) Spam in a Can.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is known as the "king of the test fighter pilots"?

2. In what year does the story begin?

3. The first flight into space will turn one of the seven astronauts into what?

4. Muroc Army Air Base is renamed in 1948. What is its new name?

5. What is the name Yeager gives to his plane?

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