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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. When Richard went away to college after completing high school, where did he go?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Michigan.
(d) MIT.

2. 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) Herman.
(c) Arlene.
(d) Shirley.

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

4. When Richard went to a local hardware store, what does he buy besides some pliers and a small C-clamp?
(a) Some wire.
(b) Two screwdrivers.
(c) A hammer.
(d) Some safety glasses.

5. What is located at the back end of the space shuttle orbiter?
(a) The cargo bay.
(b) The space for the crew.
(c) The engines.
(d) The fuel tanks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the seals expert who talked to Richard?

2. Who headed the design, development, and production panel of the commission?

3. In what year did the space shuttle accident occur?

4. 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?

5. In Part 1: Hotel City, Richard mentions going on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. What kind of handles did the big auditorium doors have?

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