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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 was the probability of failure figure that NASA told Mr. Ullian?
(a) 1 in 10,000.
(b) 1 in 100,000.
(c) 1 in 1,000.
(d) 1 in 100.
2. What was the name of Richard's sister?
(a) Julie.
(b) Jane.
(c) Joan.
(d) Jillian.
3. Where is the Morton Thiokol factory located?
(a) Florida.
(b) Utah.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.
4. 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?
(a) Jell-O.
(b) Water.
(c) Pudding.
(d) Ice cubes.
5. What is located at the front of the space shuttle orbiter?
(a) The engines.
(b) The place where the crew sits.
(c) The cargo bay.
(d) The fuel rockets.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Richard invite his first date to do with him?
2. While on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Richard spotted a physicist friend of his from where?
3. Besides the name that Richard and Gweneth gave to their dog, what other pet name did Richard call him in his letter?
4. Where did General Kutyna invite Richard to come on a Wednesday when the commission had nothing to do?
5. While Richard and his father were examining the leaf that was picked off a tree he stated that the line is the beginning of a fly with what color eyes?
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