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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Flying Upside Down.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term for getting inside a machine, learning about it, and reproducing it?
(a) Reverse engineering.
(b) Knocking off.
(c) Plagiarism.
(d) Invention.

2. What did West start out calling Eagle?
(a) Kludge.
(b) Cash cow.
(c) Canard.
(d) Insurance.

3. What piece of equipment was Tom asked to finish before being considered for the leader of the Eclipse group?
(a) An IOP.
(b) A VEX.
(c) An FHP.
(d) An EGO.

4. What is the first programming language that Alsing learns to use?
(a) C+.
(b) Basic.
(c) Python.
(d) FORTRAN.

5. Where do the names Woodstock and Trixie come from?
(a) Music festivals.
(b) Novels.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Comics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the first pieces of route 495 laid down?

2. Where does West's father work?

3. How many bits does the NOVA deal with at one time?

4. What is one of Tom West's great abilities?

5. What is the name of the electrician that West and his wife befriend?

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