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