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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What temperature did the Thiokol engineers tell NASA the shuttle shouldn't fly below?
(a) 92 degrees.
(b) 29 degrees.
(c) 53 degrees.
(d) 35 degrees.

2. The taxi driver mentioned in Part 1: Getting Ahead said he wanted to build for the future by betting on horses. What did the taxi driver say he would buy if he won money on the horses?
(a) His own home.
(b) His own taxicab.
(c) His own bicycle.
(d) His own radio.

3. When Richard's father was teaching him about birds and why they peck at their feathers, what did his father tell him the lice eat flakes of?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Protein.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Mites.

4. Who was the head of the investigation commission of the Challenger accident?
(a) Dick Davies.
(b) Al Hibbs.
(c) William P. Rogers.
(d) William Graham.

5. How many people lost their lives on the space shuttle?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. The temperature was measured in the air, the rocket, the ground, the ice, and even a puddle of slush with what in it?

2. When Richard and his father were examining the leaf that was picked off a tree he stated that the line is the beginning of what color of fly?

3. When the taxi driver took Richard around an East Indian neighborhood, he pointed out two women he admired who gathered enough money to buy what?

4. Why did Richard feel uncomfortable accepting the invitation of the university to come and visit?

5. When Richard stood to accept his award from the American Association of Physics Teachers, he told the crowd that instead of talking about teaching he is going to talk about what?

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