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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Meet the Press; Afterthoughts.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Richard took a taxi to the East Indian neighborhood, the taxi driver pointed out a man sitting on the front steps of a concrete block house and stated that the man's son was studying medicine where?
(a) New York.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Texas.
(d) Oklahoma.

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

4. In Part 1: Getting Ahead, Richard was returning from Brazil by what?
(a) Train.
(b) Bus.
(c) Plane.
(d) Boat.

5. What show did Richard agree to appear on a Monday evening?
(a) The Tonight Show.
(b) The Late, Late Show.
(c) The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour.
(d) The Larry King Show.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard lost his pen; he asked for a pen at a kiosk and was told a pen cost how much?

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

3. What did Richard say Arlene played beautifully?

4. On his way back from Brazil, where did Richard stop at?

5. What job did the head of the investigation commission have that made Richard feel sorry for him?

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