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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the astronauts commands the most star power?
(a) John Glenn.
(b) Scott Carpenter.
(c) Alan Shepard.
(d) Deke Slayton.

2. On John Glenn's 40th birthday, who comes to Glenn's birthday dinner?
(a) Lyndon and Ladybird Johnson.
(b) John and Jackie Kennedy.
(c) Gus and Betty Grissom.
(d) Alan and Louise Shepard.

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

4. After being grounded, what is Deke Slayton's new role in NASA?
(a) Communications Coordinator.
(b) Coordinator of Astronaut Activities.
(c) Divison Head - Test Flight.
(d) Head of Operations.

5. Muroc Army Air Base is renamed in 1948. What is its new name?
(a) George Air Force Base.
(b) Kennedy Army Air Base.
(c) Edwards Air Force Base.
(d) Cape Canaveral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joe Walker decide not to apply for the astronaut-training program?

2. As a result of his record-setting flight, where does Bob White show up?

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

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

5. What is the biggest challenge of landing on a carrier ship?

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