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