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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Vote".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does NASA hire to be the astronauts' press representative?
(a) Alfred Godfrey.
(b) Leo DeOrsey.
(c) Betty Grissom.
(d) John Mortey.

2. Who is Bob White?
(a) The Air Force's prime pilot for the X-15 project at Edwards.
(b) The head of mission control.
(c) The lead engineer on Project Mercury.
(d) The reporter writing the Life stories.

3. What are the pilots known by at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
(a) Their number.
(b) Their given name.
(c) Their call sign.
(d) Their nickname.

4. How many days before the planned Mercury launch do the Russians put a man into space?
(a) 20.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 15.

5. In the eyes of the engineers, what are the astronauts?
(a) National heroes.
(b) Essential to the success of the program.
(c) Test subjects in an experiment.
(d) Partners in a great mission.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author compare the career path of a fighter pilot to?

2. What do the pilots at Edwards finally expect the public to realize based on the chimpanzee's successful flight?

3. Why do the volunteers report to Lovelace?

4. Complete this flying theorem: "There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines..."

5. When Jane Conrad realizes the cavalier manner in which the pilots discuss their killed comrades, what does she liken their discussion to?

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