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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the commission travel to to deliver their report to the president?
(a) New York City.
(b) Kennedy Space Center.
(c) Houston.
(d) Washington.

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

4. Who served as vice-chairman on the investigation committee to the Challenger accident?
(a) Sally Ride.
(b) Neil Armstrong.
(c) Richard, himself.
(d) William Rogers.

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

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

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

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

9. The meeting that the commission attended when they first arrived in Florida lasted until when?
(a) 5:00 PM.
(b) 8:00 PM.
(c) 6:45 PM.
(d) 7:30 PM.

10. In Check Six, Richard states that "tomorrow at 6:15" they were going to be briefed and go by special airplane to where?
(a) New York City.
(b) Kennedy Space Center.
(c) Thiokol.
(d) Texas.

11. Where was the press conference going to be held that Richard had his secretary set up for Tuesday?
(a) New York.
(b) Caltech.
(c) Houston.
(d) Washington.

12. What color of cover did the commission vote on to have on the report?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did commission member Al Keel come from?

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. Richard states in Check Six, that his name was in the newspaper every day as a result of what?

4. 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?

5. Who were the two beautiful blondes who were inside the sports car waiting outside the goodbye dinner?

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