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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much money was Richard allowed per day for hotel and food?
(a) $75.
(b) $50.
(c) $85.
(d) $100.

4. 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) Food.
(c) Controls.
(d) Cables.

5. 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.

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

7. Whose group was present when Richard showed up at the Johnson Space Center in Houston?
(a) Mr. Acheson's group.
(b) General Kutyna's group.
(c) Dr. Ride's group.
(d) Mr. Sutter.

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

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

10. General Kutyna invited Richard to meet with him so they could discuss the relationship between NASA and what?
(a) The White House officials.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Navy.

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

12. Richard asked to speak with engineers about the engines on the shuttle, and they explained what by saying it's a "pressure-induced vorticity oscillatory wa-wa"?
(a) A puff of smoke.
(b) A whistle.
(c) A rising flame.
(d) A red alert siren.

13. Who were the two beautiful blondes who were inside the sports car waiting outside the goodbye dinner?
(a) College students.
(b) Reporters.
(c) Richard's daughters.
(d) General Kutyna's daughters.

14. 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 White House.
(d) The CIA.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

4. What color was the sports car that was waiting for Richard outside the goodbye dinner?

5. 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?

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