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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ted Whelan die?
(a) His plane crash lands in a swamp.
(b) He is in a car accident.
(c) He flies beneath the hard deck and into power lines.
(d) His parachute fails to open.

2. Who is known as the "king of the test fighter pilots"?
(a) Gus Grissom.
(b) Pete Conrad.
(c) Chuck Yeager.
(d) Jim Lovell.

3. Who runs the Fly Inn near Muroc Field?
(a) Marcus Graves.
(b) John Louis.
(c) Pancho Barnes.
(d) Amelia Earhart.

4. What does the author liken the deck of a carrier to?
(a) A highway.
(b) A thimble.
(c) A skillet.
(d) An ice rink.

5. What is the nickname given to Project Mercury by the top pilots at the base?
(a) Corpses in a Capsule.
(b) Spam in a Can.
(c) Monkeys in Space.
(d) The Flying Chimpanzees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does "pushing the outside of the envelope" refer to?

3. When do the pilots wear their bridge coats?

4. What is the top speed attained during the October 14th flight?

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

(see the answer key)

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