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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. Who originally pilots the X-1 aircraft?
(a) Jim Lovell.
(b) Pete Conrad.
(c) Chuck Yeager.
(d) Slick Goodlin.

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

3. John Glenn's flight and his taking on "the mighty Soviet Integral" causes comparisons with what Biblical story?
(a) David and Goliath.
(b) Samson and Delilah.
(c) Sodom and Gomorrah.
(d) Cain and Abel.

4. Why should Yeager be grounded and not allowed to fly the test flight to break the sound barrier on October 14th?
(a) His wife is having a baby.
(b) He has been out drinking the night before.
(c) He has two broken ribs.
(d) He has the flu.

5. Complete this flying theorem: "There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines..."
(a) there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.
(b) just untimely tragedies.
(c) there are, however, dumb mistakes.
(d) if you follow the manuals, you will be fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the second Mercury flight splashes down?

2. The pilots hold Konakai seances. What is Konakai?

3. What feature makes Pete Conrad different from a lot of other pilots?

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

5. What does the author liken the deck of a carrier to?

(see the answer key)

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