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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. How long is the second Russian cosmonaut in space for?
(a) 4 hours .
(b) 1 day.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 3 days.

2. As soon as Shepard is debriefed, where is he flown to?
(a) Boston.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Edwards Air Force Base.
(d) Cape Canaveral.

3. Who is in charge of testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
(a) General Schwickenberg.
(b) The Secretary of the Navy.
(c) NASA engineers.
(d) Psychiatrists.

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

5. While NASA is introducing and promoting Project Mercury, what is the Air Force trying to promote?
(a) Chuck Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier.
(b) The superior hand-to-hand fighting skills of the pilots.
(c) The high number of kills in the Korean conflict.
(d) Their new recruiting practices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is housed at the Holloman Air Force Base?

2. When Chuck Yeager is interviewed by reporters in Phoenix, what do the reporters want to know about?

3. What is Gus afraid of as he tries to swim to the helicopter's horse collar?

4. While most fighter pilots revel in driving fast sports cars, John Glenn does not. What car does he drive?

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

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