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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When General Kutyna and Richard left the room where they were discussing the shuttle, how many generals were waiting to use the room?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Two.

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

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

5. What accounted for the large gaps of time in the log that was kept by the man who took the temperature readings the morning of the launch?
(a) The times that he had to check on something else on the launch pad.
(b) The times he was phoning in to the launch station.
(c) The times that he had to go to the bathroom.
(d) The times he climbed up and down the launch tower.

6. Whose group did Richard spend most his time in?
(a) Mr. Sutter.
(b) Dr. Ride.
(c) Mr. Acheson.
(d) General Kutyna.

7. What appeared a few seconds before the main fuel tank exploded?
(a) An empty hole in the shuttle.
(b) A flame.
(c) A puff of smoke.
(d) A leak of fuel.

8. When Richard and the other members of the investigation commission get to Florida they were originally going to go around Kennedy Space Center, but what happened first?
(a) They called the president of the United States.
(b) They went to the hotel where everyone was staying.
(c) They had a news conference with reporters.
(d) They had a public meeting.

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

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

11. The temperature was measured in the air, the rocket, the ground, the ice, and even a puddle of slush with what in it?
(a) Oil.
(b) Salt.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Antifreeze.

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

13. Who was in charge of the mission planning and operations group?
(a) Mr. Sutter.
(b) Dr. Ride.
(c) Mr. Rogers.
(d) General Kutyna.

14. Who headed the pre-launch activities group of the commission?
(a) Dr. Ride.
(b) Mr. Sutter.
(c) Mr. Rogers.
(d) Mr. Acheson.

15. Who headed the design, development, and production panel of the commission?
(a) Mr. Acheson.
(b) General Kutyna.
(c) Mr. Sutter.
(d) Dr. Ride.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the intermediary between Rogers, Keel, and Richard?

3. What was the probability of failure figure that NASA told Mr. Ullian?

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

5. What color of cover did the report the commission actually have?

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