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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 was a small boy, what did his father read to him?
(a) The bible.
(b) The Adventures of Huck Finn.
(c) The Encyclopaedia Britannica.
(d) The dictionary.

2. Before Richard was born, his father told his mother that "if it's a boy, he's going to be a" what?
(a) Scientist.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Astronaut.
(d) Thinker.

3. A lady across the street from the inn in Iseokitsu gave Richard what?
(a) A silk ball.
(b) A kimono.
(c) A painting.
(d) A wind chime.

4. How long were the puffs of smoke that were pictured coming out of the shuttle while it was still on the launch pad?
(a) Six feet long.
(b) Four feet long.
(c) Five feet long.
(d) One foot long.

5. After the ceremony at the shrine dedication, Richard was introduced to whom?
(a) The mayor.
(b) Robert.
(c) The Shinto priest.
(d) The head priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard visited a shrine with an enclave behind it, what ddid the Shinto priest do for him while they were having tea?

2. Instead of the NASA building being on 8th Street as had been written, what street was it actually located on?

3. When Charlie Stevenson was explaining the temperatures before the launch, how low of a temperature did his crew get a reading of?

4. The secretary to the queen had a yard that was not yet landscaped except for what?

5. Richard's father told him that when an atom makes a transition from one state to another, it emits a particle of light called what?

(see the answer key)

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