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Prereading Quiz: The Flight That Inspired a Nation
Before you read “The Flight That Inspired a Nation,” take this five-question quiz to find out how much you already know.
Which is the best example of a primary source?
a history textbook
a research paper that cites multiple sources
the text of a speech
Primary sources provide firsthand accounts of an event or a time period. Examples include speeches, interviews, diary entries, letters, and photos.
The Cold War was a standoff between the United States and which country?
China
the Soviet Union
Vietnam
The Cold War was a power struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991.
The United States was the first country to ____.
have an astronaut orbit Earth
put someone on the moon
send an artificial satellite into space
The United States was the first country to put someone on the moon, while the Soviet Union was the first to have an astronaut orbit Earth and the first to send an artificial satellite into space.
When did John Glenn become the first American to orbit Earth?
1962
1974
1998
On February 20, 1962, John Glenn circled Earth three times aboard the spacecraft Friendship 7 in just under five hours.
Who was the president of the United States in 1962?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States from January 20, 1961, until his death on November 22, 1963.