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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Deke Slayton grounded?
2. What is Cape Canaveral's new function?
3. What is the AWC?
4. What is given to Shepard by President Kennedy?
5. Why do the astronauts move to Houston?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the general assumption regarding why the capsule's hatch blew before the helicopter hooks on?
2. What becomes an immutable part of the flight day drill for the astronaut's wife?
3. The seven original Mercury astronauts receive the Iven C. Kincheloe Award for outstanding professional performance in the conduct of test flight from the Society for Experimental Test Pilots. What does receiving this award mean to the astronauts?
4. When Bob Gilruth calls the astronauts together for an emergency meeting just before Christmas, what is the purpose of the meeting?
5. What does Grissom say to the second group of astronauts to keep them in their place?
6. During the delay before the launch, Shepard found his biggest issue to be his need to use the restroom. However, no device for urination was designed into the capsule. Why not?
7. In Chapter 15, what does John Glenn argue with James Webb about?
8. Why are the American politicians and reporters alarmed by the Russian's flight?
9. What reaction does the American public have to the chimpanzee's flight?
10. When urination had been a problem in the procedures trainer, what had some of the astronauts done out of necessity and what are the dangers involved in a real-world situation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify and discuss the main political events that hastened the creation of Project Mercury.
a. What specifically occurred to speed up NASA's time frame for space travel?
b. What perceived threats resulted from these events?
c. How did the creation of Project Mercury address these perceived threats?
Essay Topic 2
The book is entitled "The Right Stuff".
a. In your own words, describe what is meant by the right stuff.
b. How did the pilots know if they (or the other pilots around them) had "it" or not?
c. Are there various levels of having "it"? Support your answer with an example from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the book, the astronauts are compared with the pilots from Edwards Air Force Base. Compare and contrast these two groups in terms at the following times:
a. When Project Mercury was first being announced.
b. When Project Mercury was underway.
c. When Project Mercury was concluded.
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