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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. What appeared a few seconds before the main fuel tank exploded?
(a) A leak of fuel.
(b) A puff of smoke.
(c) A flame.
(d) An empty hole in the shuttle.

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

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

4. Who headed the pre-launch activities group of the commission?
(a) Dr. Ride.
(b) Mr. Rogers.
(c) Mr. Acheson.
(d) Mr. Sutter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was the NASA building from Richard's hotel?

2. Who was in charge of the mission planning and operations group?

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

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

5. Who was the leader of the accident analysis group of the commission?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What was Richard's reaction when the reporters told him that he could just say, "not for attribution"?

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

5. 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?

6. Who does Richard describe in Meet The Press as working "like demons" and why were they working "like demons"?

7. When the astronauts know where they're supposed to land, they have to push one of three buttons. What are these buttons for?

8. The shuttle's computers don't have enough memory to hold all the programs for the whole flight, so what has to happen?

9. Which two groups did Richard spend his time helping, and which group was the one that he helped the most during the investigation?

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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