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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "Yeager".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete this flying theorem: "There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines..."
(a) just untimely tragedies.
(b) if you follow the manuals, you will be fine.
(c) there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.
(d) there are, however, dumb mistakes.

2. What does the author compare the career path of a fighter pilot to?
(a) A sprint.
(b) A journey.
(c) A pyramid.
(d) A marathon.

3. What does every fighter jock also think of himself as?
(a) A ladies' man.
(b) An ace driver.
(c) An indestructible force.
(d) A being just beneath God.

4. Muroc Army Air Base is renamed in 1948. What is its new name?
(a) George Air Force Base.
(b) Edwards Air Force Base.
(c) Kennedy Army Air Base.
(d) Cape Canaveral.

5. When do the pilots wear their bridge coats?
(a) When they attend another pilot's funeral.
(b) When they are on patrol.
(c) When it is raining.
(d) When superior officers visit the base.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is Chuck Yeager from?

2. What is the most difficult routine in military flying?

3. Why should Yeager be grounded and not allowed to fly the test flight to break the sound barrier on October 14th?

4. What is the nickname given to Pete's flight test class?

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

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