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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nickname given to Project Mercury by the top pilots at the base?
(a) The Flying Chimpanzees.
(b) Corpses in a Capsule.
(c) Spam in a Can.
(d) Monkeys in Space.

2. What does Kennedy insist on as NASA's next focus?
(a) To successfully repeat the Mercury flight.
(b) To build a space station.
(c) To build the space shuttle.
(d) To land a man on the moon.

3. What record does Bob White set during one of his X-15 flights?
(a) The new speed record.
(b) The new altitude record.
(c) The new distance record.
(d) The new longest flight duration record.

4. What kind of rocket launches the first Mercury capsule?
(a) X-21 rocket.
(b) Atlas rocket.
(c) Redstone rocket.
(d) Canaveral rocket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gus Grissom's wife gives birth to their first child, where is Gus?

2. Why does Janet Conrad support her husband's decision to join the astronaut program?

3. The first flight into space will turn one of the seven astronauts into what?

4. Who is Bob Gilruth?

5. Which of the astronauts commands the least star power?

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