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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, "The Operational Stuff".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gus Grissom awarded for his actions during combat in Korea?
(a) The Ace Award.
(b) The Distinguished Flying Cross.
(c) The Purple Heart.
(d) The Superior Aviator Award.

2. Why do the astronauts move to Houston?
(a) NASA is building a Manned Spacecraft Center.
(b) Cape Canaveral is no longer big enough for their program.
(c) Houston has better weather.
(d) Houston provides better launch windows.

3. In the eyes of the engineers, what are the astronauts?
(a) Partners in a great mission.
(b) National heroes.
(c) Essential to the success of the program.
(d) Test subjects in an experiment.

4. Who is known as the "king of the test fighter pilots"?
(a) Pete Conrad.
(b) Gus Grissom.
(c) Chuck Yeager.
(d) Jim Lovell.

5. How many fighter jocks volunteer for the top-secret civilian program?
(a) 29.
(b) 12.
(c) 56.
(d) 37.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Chris Kraft furious with the astronaut?

2. Which astronaut is named to fly in the second Mercury capsule?

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

4. What kind of rocket launches the first Mercury capsule?

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

(see the answer key)

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