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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Lindbergh's competition for the Orteig prize?
(a) Corporations.
(b) Individual pilots.
(c) American military engineers.
(d) French air force pilots.

2. What were Lindbergh and his flight team waiting for before he took off?
(a) News about Lindbergh's mother's health.
(b) Permission to land in Paris.
(c) Good weather.
(d) Official clearance.

3. What did Lindbergh embark on in late summer 1927?
(a) A trip to South America.
(b) A tour to promote aviation.
(c) A trip to China.
(d) A new aviation company.

4. How successful was Lindbergh at keeping to his strict schedule?
(a) He made every stop on time.
(b) He got days behind almost from the start.
(c) He was routinely a few hours behind schedule.
(d) He was only late at one stop, and only because of fog.

5. What was the advantage of this placement for the fuel tank?
(a) It removed the need for a fuel pump.
(b) It was closer to the center of gravity.
(c) It was safer for the pilot.
(d) It was closer to the center of lift.

Short Answer Questions

1. Products did Lindbergh endorse?

2. Why had Lindbergh flown to meet Morrow?

3. Who had Lindbergh expected to meet him?

4. What was Lindbergh's policy about a parachute on the transatlantic flight?

5. What strategy did Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh adopt for going out in public?

(see the answer key)

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