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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As range safety officer at Kennedy Space Center, what did Mr. Ullian have to decide?
(a) How many people were to go on the shuttle.
(b) Whether to launch the shuttle or not.
(c) Whether to let visitors in to see the launch of the shuttle or not.
(d) Whether to put destruct charges on the shuttle or not.

2. Where was the paper located that had leaked the news that Richard had threatened to take his name off the report?
(a) Washington.
(b) Miami.
(c) Houston.
(d) Orlando.

3. What happens when a shuttle reaches 4,000 feet before landing?
(a) The shuttle computer decides whether to lower the landing gear or not.
(b) The computer lowers the landing gear.
(c) Someone on the ground lowers the landing gear.
(d) The pilot pushes a button to lower the landing gear.

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

5. What day of the week was the report released to the public?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

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

7. What color of cover did the report the commission actually have?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

8. What lingo did Mr. Fichtel say was used when all the conditions are satisfied and "we're ready to move to the next phase of the operation"?
(a) All systems go.
(b) Take the road.
(c) The light is green.
(d) Go for it.

9. Richard states in Check Six, that his name was in the newspaper every day as a result of what?
(a) Being related to a writer for the newspaper.
(b) Being straight.
(c) Him being nice to the reporters.
(d) Having a likeable face.

10. Instead of the NASA building being on 8th Street as had been written, what street was it actually located on?
(a) I Street.
(b) H Street.
(c) Hay Street.
(d) 9th Street.

11. How many pins hold together the sections of the rocket?
(a) 180.
(b) 215.
(c) 150.
(d) 200.

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

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

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

15. In the simulator that Richard was observing, what were the trays that were in the back of the crew area full of?
(a) Controls.
(b) Space suits.
(c) Cables.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose idea was it to put a teacher into space?

2. How many days did the chairman of the committee tell everyone it would take to complete the investigation?

3. What show did Richard agree to appear on a Monday evening?

4. Who was the head of the investigation commission of the Challenger accident?

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

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