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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Gumshoes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard states that when he saw equations in his mind, he saw the letters in color. In what color did he see the letter N?
(a) Vibrant yellow.
(b) Light pink.
(c) Fire engine red.
(d) Violet-bluish.

2. The head of NASA had worked at the Hughes Aircraft Company where Richard had given lectures on which day of the week?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

3. The meeting that the commission attended when they first arrived in Florida lasted until when?
(a) 8:00 PM.
(b) 5:00 PM.
(c) 6:45 PM.
(d) 7:30 PM.

4. Richard tells a story about an old friend in Los Alamos calling him to tell him some sad news. The sad news was that who had died?
(a) William.
(b) Shirley.
(c) Herman.
(d) Arlene.

5. What is located at the front of the space shuttle orbiter?
(a) The place where the crew sits.
(b) The engines.
(c) The cargo bay.
(d) The fuel rockets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week did the space shuttle have the accident?

2. How long were the puffs of smoke that were pictured coming out of the shuttle while it was still on the launch pad?

3. There are joints that hold sections of the shuttle together. How many different types of joints are there?

4. Richard stated that when he was a kid growing up in Far Rockaway, he and his friend, Bernie, both had what in their homes?

5. When Richard was attending graduate school, a guy walked in on him holding a pot in one hand and stirring with the other. What was in the pot that Richard was stirring?

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