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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

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

4. 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"?
(a) Go for it.
(b) All systems go.
(c) The light is green.
(d) Take the road.

5. Who was the intermediary between Rogers, Keel, and Richard?
(a) General Kutyna.
(b) Neil Armstrong.
(c) David Acheson.
(d) Sally Ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose group was present when Richard showed up at the Johnson Space Center in Houston?

2. Where was the ceremony held where the commission delivered its report to the president?

3. Where did General Kutyna invite Richard to come on a Wednesday when the commission had nothing to do?

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. In Fantastic Figures, what was the name of the Thiokol manager who testified at a meeting of the commission?

Short Essay Questions

1. Richard received a call from General Kutyna one day telling him that he had some urgent news for him. What was the urgent news that General Kutyna was referring to?

2. How did General Kutyna describe the "check six" rule to Richard?

3. What did one of the reporters from the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour say to Richard that provided an "out" for the situation he put himself in by mistakenly providing the reporters with a copy of his report?

4. What was the commission originally going to do when they first arrived in Florida, and why was it changed?

5. What did Mr. Rogers say to members of the commission about being careful with "these people, whose careers depend on us"?

6. When Richard left the meeting with engineers discussing the shuttle engines, what was the definite impression that he had about their situation?

7. In the beginning of Check Six, how does Richard explain how he felt about the press?

8. What was Richard's reaction when someone on the staff brought him something to sign saying that his expenses were over the $75 a day?

9. What did the JPL engineers tell Richard that some of the people that worked on the engines always did on each flight?

10. If a section of the shuttle needed to be reshaped a little bit and the hanging method had already been used, what method would then be used?

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