A Fire on the Moon by Norman Mailer
  • 1. What is the primary focus of 'A Fire on the Moon'?
A) The International Space Station
B) The Mars Rover
C) The Apollo 13 mission
D) The Apollo 11 moon landing
  • 2. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
A) Buzz Aldrin
B) Yuri Gagarin
C) Michael Collins
D) Neil Armstrong
  • 3. In what year did the Apollo 11 mission take place?
A) 1972
B) 1970
C) 1965
D) 1969
  • 4. Who were the other two astronauts on Apollo 11 besides Armstrong?
A) Alan Shepard and John Glenn
B) Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
C) Jim Lovell and Fred Haise
D) Charles Duke and Edgar Mitchell
  • 5. What literary style is used predominantly in 'A Fire on the Moon'?
A) Science fiction
B) Poetry
C) Historical fiction
D) Non-fiction narrative
  • 6. What does Mailer say about the public’s perception of the moon landing?
A) It was overwhelmingly positive
B) It was a mix of fascination and detachment
C) It was indifferent
D) It was largely critical
  • 7. Norman Mailer was also known for which other literary works?
A) Slaughterhouse-Five
B) Catch-22
C) The Naked and the Dead
D) To Kill a Mockingbird
  • 8. In which section of the book does Mailer discuss the launch of Apollo 11?
A) The early chapters
B) The middle chapters
C) The introduction
D) The conclusion
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