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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sixteen days after Grissom's flight, the Russians launch another cosmonaut into space. How many times does the cosmonaut orbit the Earth before landing?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 17.

2. How far away from the intended splash zone does the capsule land?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 7 miles.
(d) 250 miles.

3. Which of the astronauts is actually an atheist (although he told the press that he had previously "attended" a Christian Science church with his wife)?
(a) Gus Grissom.
(b) Alan Shepard.
(c) Scott Carpenter.
(d) John Glenn.

4. Which one of the astronauts is selected for the first Mercury flight?
(a) Wally Schirra.
(b) John Glenn.
(c) Gus Grissom.
(d) Alan Shepard.

5. Why do the astronauts spend so much time in the procedures trainer?
(a) They are just passing time until they can be cleared for take off.
(b) They are required to stay in the trainer until they successfully complete all of the tasks.
(c) They are being photographed as part of the Life story.
(d) They simulate various flight scenarios and what to do in the case of emergency.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scott Carpenter is the only astronaut who has a touch of what in him?

2. What is the one sound that test pilots' wives are most afraid of?

3. Why is Pete Conrad transferred to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland?

4. Where are the new astronauts stationed?

5. What is the Navy-calculated probability that a career Navy pilot will die in an aircraft accident?

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