1. What does Gus Grissom find to be the strangest experience for him in the beginning of the press conference?
(a) As soon as they appear, reporters start firing questions at them.
(b) The flashing light bulbs from all of the cameras causes him to have a seizure.
(c) The absolute silence of the conference room as the pilots walk through the curtain for the first time is the strangest thing.
(d) The photographers are so eager for pictures of the astronauts and they haven't even been introduced yet.

2. As he sits in the capsule waiting to be launched into space, what is Shepard most afraid of?
(a) Blowing up on the launch pad.
(b) Urinating in his pressurized suit.
(c) Being crushed by the g forces.
(d) Screwing something up.

3. Why does Janet Conrad support her husband's decision to join the astronaut program?
(a) She thinks it will be safer than flying high-performance jet fighters.
(b) She wants to move out of the desert.
(c) She thinks it will vault his career to the top.
(d) She wants her husband to be a famous astronaut.

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

5. After the Russian flight, NASA scrubbed the remainder of the planned Mercury flights using Redstone rockets. What is the next flight to attempt?
(a) A moon landing.
(b) A rocket launch with a plane landing.
(c) Orbital flight.
(d) Dropping bombs from space.