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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. Shepard is strapped so tightly into the capsule that he can't feel the weightlessness he knows he is experiencing. What item floats in front of him in the capsule?
(a) An oxygen hose.
(b) A washer.
(c) A replacement battery.
(d) A rivet.

2. What do the Project Mercury engineers think will be an easy task?
(a) Recovering the capsule after it splashed down.
(b) Launching the rockets.
(c) Controlling the capsule while in space.
(d) Training the astronauts.

3. Which chimpanzee is chosen to go into space?
(a) Number 61.
(b) Number 7.
(c) Number 1.
(d) Number 42.

4. Muroc Army Air Base is renamed in 1948. What is its new name?
(a) Edwards Air Force Base.
(b) Kennedy Army Air Base.
(c) Cape Canaveral.
(d) George Air Force Base.

5. In every flight class, what ratio of new trainees do not earn their wings?
(a) 3 in 5.
(b) 1 in 3.
(c) 7 in 9.
(d) 2 in 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does NASA hire to be the astronauts' press representative?

2. What is Chuck Yeager's signature flying move?

3. Who is John Glenn's greatest ally in the debate over how the astronauts should conduct themselves?

4. Who is Bob White?

5. When a pilot is in the air and looking down at the ground, what does he most often feel?

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