2. What political action occurs between the Soviet's launch of their cosmonaut and the scheduled launch of Shepard?
(a) The Bay of Pigs.
(b) The assassination of President Kennedy.
(c) The X-16 disaster.
(d) The dismantling of Project Mercury.

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

4. Which chimpanzee is chosen to go into space?
(a) Number 7.
(b) Number 42.
(c) Number 1.
(d) Number 61.

5. Which two astronauts are selected to be the backup astronauts?
(a) Wally Schirra and John Glenn.
(b) John Glenn and Gus Grissom.
(c) Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom.
(d) Alan Shepard and John Glenn.

6. When accompanying Glenn on his travels, what does Pete Conrad find himself doing?
(a) Answering Glenn's fan mail.
(b) Carrying Glenn's luggage.
(c) Driving Glenn's car.
(d) Helping Glenn prepare for his next flight.

7. What is the pervading feeling as the launch approaches?
(a) Our boys always botch it.
(b) This time it will work.
(c) The Russians already beat us. Why bother?
(d) We can do this.

8. How long is the launch delayed?
(a) Forty minutes.
(b) Twenty minutes.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Seventeen hours.

9. How many days before the planned Mercury launch do the Russians put a man into space?
(a) 7.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 2.

10. When the astronauts arrive in Houston, they are told that there will be a "little" cocktail party for them. Where is the cocktail party held?
(a) The Astrodome.
(b) The Houston Space Center.
(c) The Exxon Oil Refinery.
(d) The Houston Coliseum.

11. When the capsule splashes down and Shepard is detaching all of the hoses so that he can leave the capsule, what sound does he hear?
(a) Water seeping into the capsule.
(b) Cheers over his radio.
(c) The President's voice.
(d) Electrical circuits popping.

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

13. When the men return from their trip to the White House, what question is on the mind of each of their wives?
(a) What did the White House serve for dinner?
(b) How is the White House decorated?
(c) What is Jackie like?
(d) Is President Kennedy as dreamy as he looks on television?

14. In the wake of the successful Mercury flight, even Shorty Powers becomes famous. Who is Shorty Powers?
(a) The head engineer.
(b) The voice of Mercury control.
(c) The head of NASA.
(d) The Life magazine reporter.

15. What is Gus afraid of as he tries to swim to the helicopter's horse collar?
(a) Drowning.
(b) The helicopter crashing.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Blacking out.