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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. In Check Six, Richard states that "tomorrow at 6:15" they were going to be briefed and go by special airplane to where?
(a) Kennedy Space Center.
(b) Texas.
(c) Thiokol.
(d) New York City.

2. During what month did Richard travel to give the report to the president of the United States?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) April.

3. 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?
(a) A nucleus.
(b) A neutron.
(c) A photon.
(d) A proton.

4. How old was Henry Bethe when he talked to Richard before a lecture by Konrad Lorenz?
(a) Twelve or thirteen-years old.
(b) Four or five-years old.
(c) Eight or nine-years old.
(d) Ten or eleven-years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many solid-fuel rockets help boost the shuttle for a few minutes before they separate from the shuttle?

2. What was the name of Richard's dog?

3. How long were the puffs of smoke that were pictured coming out of the shuttle while it was still on the launch pad?

4. What did Richard invite his first date to do with him?

5. Richard mentions that a friend of his mother was trying to make a living during the Depression by doing what?

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