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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Richard's cousin working when Richard started working for the investigation committee?
(a) NBC.
(b) CNN.
(c) ABC.
(d) CBS.

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

3. 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 secretary of state for President Nixon.
(d) He was the secretary of defense for President Nixon.

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

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

6. What was the temperature the morning of the launch of the Challenger shuttle?
(a) 19 degrees.
(b) 35 degrees.
(c) 29 degrees.
(d) 53 degrees.

7. After Richard got off the red-eye flight to Washington, what hotel did he check in to?
(a) The Harrington Hotel.
(b) The Hay Adams Hotel.
(c) The Holiday Inn.
(d) The L'Enfant Plaza Hotel.

8. 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.

9. When Charlie Stevenson was explaining the temperatures before the launch, how low of a temperature did his crew get a reading of?
(a) 8 degrees.
(b) 25 degrees.
(c) 22 degrees.
(d) 10 degrees.

10. Who in Richard's group was extremely good at writing?
(a) Richard, himself.
(b) Sally Ride.
(c) General Kutyna.
(d) Neil Armstrong.

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

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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"?

4. When Richard went to NASA to learn about the shuttle, the first briefer told him about the whole shuttle except for what part?

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

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