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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, "The Operational Stuff".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The pilots hold Konakai seances. What is Konakai?
(a) The bar the pilots gathered at after work.
(b) A hotel near Cape Canaveral.
(c) The title of one of Glenn's philosophical books.
(d) A Japanese warrior tradition.

3. Which of the astronauts' wives has been previously divorced--a matter of public record that is not reported in the Life article?
(a) Wally Schirra.
(b) Gordon Cooper.
(c) Gus Grissom.
(d) Deke Slayton.

4. Which two astronauts are selected to be the backup astronauts?
(a) Wally Schirra and John Glenn.
(b) Alan Shepard and John Glenn.
(c) John Glenn and Gus Grissom.
(d) Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom.

5. When does the second Mercury flight take place?
(a) September 7.
(b) June 7.
(c) August 30.
(d) July 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Gordon Cooper's and Deke Slayton's roles during the launch?

2. What is the concern that controllers have when preparing to bring Glenn back in through the atmosphere?

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

4. What political action occurs between the Soviet's launch of their cosmonaut and the scheduled launch of Shepard?

5. What are the pilots known by at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?

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