2. What is the biggest challenge of landing on a carrier ship?
(a) Because the plane has to lose altitude so quickly.
(b) Because the grey of the ship makes it hard to spot in the ocean.
(c) Because carrier ship landings are never discussed before attempting.
(d) Because the ship is pitching and rolling in the sea.

3. The pilots hold Konakai seances. What is Konakai?
(a) A hotel near Cape Canaveral.
(b) A Japanese warrior tradition.
(c) The title of one of Glenn's philosophical books.
(d) The bar the pilots gathered at after work.

4. How many fighter jocks volunteer for the top-secret civilian program?
(a) 12.
(b) 37.
(c) 56.
(d) 29.

5. In the eyes of the engineers, what are the astronauts?
(a) Partners in a great mission.
(b) Test subjects in an experiment.
(c) Essential to the success of the program.
(d) National heroes.

6. Who is the biggest practical joker among the volunteers?
(a) Alan Shepard.
(b) Pete Conrad.
(c) Wally Schirra.
(d) Gus Grissom.

7. 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) if you follow the manuals, you will be fine.
(c) there are, however, dumb mistakes.
(d) just untimely tragedies.

8. How much time passes after the press conference before the astronauts are though of as national heroes?
(a) They aren't considered of as national heroes until the first launch.
(b) It happens overnight.
(c) It takes seven weeks.
(d) It takes three days.

9. What does "pushing the outside of the envelope" refer to?
(a) The least amount of sleep a test pilot needs before being considered safe to fly.
(b) The new US Postal Service's mailing requirements.
(c) The limits of a particular aircraft's performance.
(d) The farthest distance from the base a plane can fly without refueling.

10. Who is Bob White?
(a) The head of mission control.
(b) The lead engineer on Project Mercury.
(c) The reporter writing the Life stories.
(d) The Air Force's prime pilot for the X-15 project at Edwards.

11. As a result of his record-setting flight, where does Bob White show up?
(a) At Langley Air Force Base.
(b) At the celebratory party at Pancho's.
(c) On the cover of Newsweek magazine.
(d) On the cover of Life magazine.

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

13. What is the most difficult routine in military flying?
(a) Carrier landings.
(b) Formation flying.
(c) Instrument-only flying.
(d) All-weather flying.

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

15. Where is Cape Canaveral located?
(a) Destin, Florida.
(b) Miami Beach, Florida.
(c) Cocoa Beach, Florida.
(d) Jacksonville, Florida.