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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, "The Club".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the top speed attained during the October 14th flight?
(a) Mach 1.10.
(b) Mach 1.05.
(c) Mach 0.96.
(d) Mach 0.80.

2. When asked by a reporter how many of the astronauts expect to return from space, how many of them raise their hands?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. Which of the astronauts commands the least star power?
(a) Deke Slayton.
(b) John Glenn.
(c) Scott Carpenter.
(d) Alan Shepard.

4. When the men return from their trip to the White House, what question is on the mind of each of their wives?
(a) What did the White House serve for dinner?
(b) Is President Kennedy as dreamy as he looks on television?
(c) What is Jackie like?
(d) How is the White House decorated?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do fighter pilots have an intense dislike for flight surgeons?

2. What is Jim Lovell's nickname?

3. What is focused on as being the pilots' best qualification for their selection to the Project Mercury astronaut program at the press conference?

4. Which chimpanzee is chosen to go into space?

5. What is the new moon program called?

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