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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, "The Unscrewable Pooch".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Which of the astronauts place a sign inside the capsule reading "No handball playing in this area" to help keep Shepard relaxed and loose?
(a) Gordon Cooper.
(b) Deke Slayton.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Gus Grissom.

3. Where are the new astronauts stationed?
(a) Edwards Air Force Base.
(b) Cape Canaveral.
(c) Langley Air Force Base.
(d) Kennedy Space Center.

4. What is the unofficial tradition at Cape Canaveral?
(a) No drinking is allowed.
(b) The pilots work around the clock so they can get back to Langley.
(c) The pilots fly themselves to the Cape.
(d) No wives are allowed.

5. Why do the pilots report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
(a) For launch preparation.
(b) For flight protocol training.
(c) For psychological and stress testing.
(d) For medical testing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first "manned" space flight by Russia does not have a man aboard. What living thing do the Russians send into space?

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

3. In the eyes of the engineers, what are the astronauts?

4. What does the author compare the career path of a fighter pilot to?

5. Complete this flying theorem: "There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines..."

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