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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. Why is Gus Grissom uncomfortable during the press conference?
(a) He hates telling total strangers how he feels.
(b) He is camera shy.
(c) He doesn't like people.
(d) He hates being misquoted in the newspapers.

2. What is the Navy-calculated probability that a career Navy pilot will die in an aircraft accident?
(a) 7%
(b) 56%
(c) 23%
(d) 38%

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

4. How much time passes after the press conference before the astronauts are though of as national heroes?
(a) It happens overnight.
(b) It takes seven weeks.
(c) They aren't considered of as national heroes until the first launch.
(d) It takes three days.

5. Why are the Edward's pilots miffed by NASA's treatment of Grissom after the mistake in the capsule?
(a) NASA sends Grissom to the White House.
(b) NASA gives Grissom a $20,000 bonus.
(c) NASA provides extensive interview opportunities to Grissom.
(d) NASA doesn't punish Grissom.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the pilots wear their bridge coats?

2. From the pilots' point of view, what is the only thing lacking during their astronaut training?

3. From the original volunteers for the program, how many are finally accepted as astronauts?

4. Who is the only Marine in the group of seven astronauts?

5. When the men return from their trip to the White House, what question is on the mind of each of their wives?

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