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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Charles Lindbergh do for Erold Bahl?
(a) Walk on the wings of flying planes.
(b) Keep his accounts.
(c) Teach his lessons.
(d) Keep his plane in good condition.

2. Where did Lindbergh take off from?
(a) La Guardia Airport.
(b) Bennett Field.
(c) Roosevelt Field.
(d) Flowerfield Airport.

3. Where was C.A. Lindbergh's mother's house?
(a) Little Falls, Minnesota.
(b) Little Falls, Colorado.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Washington D.C.

4. Why did police attend Lindbergh's departure for Europe?
(a) To control the crowds.
(b) To make sure his flight plan was acceptable.
(c) To ask him about a murder in New York.
(d) To protect him from assassination attempts.

5. What was the Orteig prize for?
(a) A flight to 40,000 feet.
(b) A transcontinental flight.
(c) An outside loop.
(d) A transatlantic flight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did have to do in the 14th hour to set things to rights again?

2. What was Lindbergh fighting from his third through eighth hours en route to Paris?

3. What was the reaction to Lindbergh's transatlantic flight?

4. How long did it take for Lindbergh to lose sight of the coast of the U.S.?

5. How does Lindbergh describe his relationship with The Spirit of St. Louis?

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