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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did commission member Al Keel come from?
(a) Thiokol.
(b) The White House.
(c) New York City.
(d) Yale University.

2. Who does Richard state couldn't say everything that they wanted to because they still worked for NASA?
(a) William Graham.
(b) Sally Ride.
(c) William Rogers.
(d) General Kutyna.

3. 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 he was phoning in to the launch station.
(b) The times he climbed up and down the launch tower.
(c) The times that he had to check on something else on the launch pad.
(d) The times that he had to go to the bathroom.

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

5. How many computers does the shuttle have on board?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

6. What was the name of Richard's cousin whom he says educated him about the press?
(a) Frances.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Nancy.

7. 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 had a news conference with reporters.
(b) They went to the hotel where everyone was staying.
(c) They called the president of the United States.
(d) They had a public meeting.

8. What chapter of the commission's report did Richard's group do their main work on?
(a) Chapter 3.
(b) Chapter 5.
(c) Chapter 4.
(d) Chapter 1.

9. In Fantastic Figures, what was the name of the Thiokol manager who testified at a meeting of the commission?
(a) Mr. Hollings.
(b) Mr. Lund.
(c) Mr. Rogers.
(d) Mr. Robinson.

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

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

12. Whose idea was it to put a teacher into space?
(a) Thiokol.
(b) Caltech.
(c) The president of the United States.
(d) NASA.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the press conference going to be held that Richard had his secretary set up for Tuesday?

2. When General Kutyna and Richard left the room where they were discussing the shuttle, how many generals were waiting to use the room?

3. What was the name of the man who took the temperature readings the morning of the launch?

4. The instruction manual to the device the ice crew used for measuring the temperatures said that the instrument must be out in the environment for at least how many minutes before using?

5. What was the temperature the morning of the launch of the Challenger shuttle?

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