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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lindbergh keep track of fuel consumption on his flight to Paris?
(a) With a manual gauge.
(b) With his stopwatch.
(c) There was a window in the fuel tank.
(d) Dead reckoning.

2. Where did C.A. Lindbergh come to the U.S. from?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Germany.
(d) Sweden.

3. Where did Charles Lindbergh work as a teenager?
(a) At an ice distribution warehouse.
(b) On a farm.
(c) At a motorcycle factory.
(d) At an airport.

4. How would barnstormers make money?
(a) Cash for flying lessons.
(b) Cash for daredevil performances.
(c) Cash prizes from flying contests.
(d) Cash for rides.

5. What was conventional wisdom for how to pursue the Orteig prize?
(a) To use a cantilevered monoplane with structural reinforcements.
(b) To use a multi-engine plane with a pilot and navigator.
(c) To use as much horsepower and as small a plane as possible.
(d) To get into the jet stream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was C.A. Lindbergh's mother's house?

2. What did Lindbergh feel about his nickname?

3. Why did Lindbergh leave from this airport?

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

5. When did Charles Lindbergh acquire his own plane?

(see the answer key)

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