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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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 get into the jet stream.
(d) To use as much horsepower and as small a plane as possible.
2. What did Charles Lindbergh do while he was an air mail pilot?
(a) Perform dangerous stunts.
(b) Crash twice.
(c) Display a talent for management.
(d) Improve air mail reliability.
3. What did Lindbergh fly without, on his transatlantic flight?
(a) A rudder.
(b) A log book.
(c) A fuel gauge.
(d) A wristwatch.
4. How much did it cost to built The Spirit of St. Louis?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $6,000.
(c) $9,000.
(d) $25,000.
5. Where was C.A. Lindbergh's mother's house?
(a) Little Falls, Minnesota.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Little Falls, Colorado.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did C.A. Lindbergh change his name when he came to the U.S.?
2. What was Lindbergh's policy about a parachute on the transatlantic flight?
3. What stunt marked the end of Charles Lindbergh apprenticeship?
4. What was at the heart of Charles Lindbergh's first machine?
5. Where did Charles Lindbergh inherit his love of machinery?
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