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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "The Cape".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the nickname given to Project Mercury by the top pilots at the base?
(a) Monkeys in Space.
(b) Spam in a Can.
(c) Corpses in a Capsule.
(d) The Flying Chimpanzees.
2. Who does NASA hire to be the astronauts' press representative?
(a) John Mortey.
(b) Betty Grissom.
(c) Alfred Godfrey.
(d) Leo DeOrsey.
3. Muroc Army Air Base is renamed in 1948. What is its new name?
(a) Edwards Air Force Base.
(b) George Air Force Base.
(c) Kennedy Army Air Base.
(d) Cape Canaveral.
4. While NASA is introducing and promoting Project Mercury, what is the Air Force trying to promote?
(a) The high number of kills in the Korean conflict.
(b) Their new recruiting practices.
(c) The superior hand-to-hand fighting skills of the pilots.
(d) Chuck Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier.
5. When Gus Grissom's wife gives birth to their first child, where is Gus?
(a) Fighting overseas in Korea.
(b) On base, completing his flight training.
(c) On a top-secret mission.
(d) In the delivery room.
Short Answer Questions
1. By the end of the chapter, which one of the seven is beginning to assume the natural leadership role?
2. When do the pilots wear their bridge coats?
3. When Pete receives his top-secret orders, what is the project he is being asked to volunteer for?
4. When Chuck Yeager is interviewed by reporters in Phoenix, what do the reporters want to know about?
5. Who is known as the "king of the test fighter pilots"?
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