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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the intermediary between Rogers, Keel, and Richard?
(a) Neil Armstrong.
(b) General Kutyna.
(c) David Acheson.
(d) Sally Ride.

2. What job did the head of the investigation commission have that made Richard feel sorry for him?
(a) He was speaker of the House of Representatives.
(b) He was the secretary of defense for President Nixon.
(c) He was secretary of state for President Nixon.
(d) He was vice president to President Nixon.

3. What is the name of Richard's sister's son that he mentions in Check Six?
(a) Hardy.
(b) Jeffery.
(c) Wayne.
(d) Chuck.

4. Who was the leader of the accident analysis group of the commission?
(a) Mr. Acheson.
(b) Mr. Sutter.
(c) General Kutyna.
(d) Dr. Ride.

5. After Richard got off the red-eye flight to Washington, what hotel did he check in to?
(a) The Hay Adams Hotel.
(b) The L'Enfant Plaza Hotel.
(c) The Harrington Hotel.
(d) The Holiday Inn.

6. What was the temperature the morning of the launch of the Challenger shuttle?
(a) 53 degrees.
(b) 29 degrees.
(c) 35 degrees.
(d) 19 degrees.

7. What does the last computer have a program or programs for?
(a) Coming down.
(b) Keeping the shuttle in orbit.
(c) Going up.
(d) Going up and coming down.

8. When Richard went to NASA to learn about the shuttle, the first briefer told him about the whole shuttle except for what part?
(a) The seals.
(b) The boosters.
(c) The propellant.
(d) The motor.

9. Mr. Ullian calculated how much of a chance of failure?
(a) 1/8 percent.
(b) 1/2 percent.
(c) 1 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

10. Besides a bull in a china shop, what animal does Richard say suited him more?
(a) A mouse.
(b) An ox.
(c) An elephant.
(d) An ant.

11. What was the probability of failure figure that NASA told Mr. Ullian?
(a) 1 in 10,000.
(b) 1 in 1,000.
(c) 1 in 100.
(d) 1 in 100,000.

12. Where did General Kutyna invite Richard to come on a Wednesday when the commission had nothing to do?
(a) The White House.
(b) The Capitol building.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The Pentagon.

13. Where was the ceremony held where the commission delivered its report to the president?
(a) The Oval Office.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The Rose Garden.
(d) The Ball Room.

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

15. How far was the NASA building from Richard's hotel?
(a) It was two blocks away.
(b) It was all the way across town.
(c) It was right across the street.
(d) It was out by a large open field about ten miles away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who headed the pre-launch activities group of the commission?

2. The temperature was measured in the air, the rocket, the ground, the ice, and even a puddle of slush with what in it?

3. In Check Six, Richard states that "tomorrow at 6:15" they were going to be briefed and go by special airplane to where?

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

5. What day of the week did the commission deliver their report to the president of the United States?

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