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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "Of Numbers - and Their Power to Reduce the Presumptuous Quickly".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of trips will Gann be flying while at Newark?
(a) Trips carrying passengers and mail.
(b) Trips carrying weapons and arms.
(c) Trips bombing enemy territory.
(d) Trips carrying foreign dignitaries.

2. How does Gann view Ross' Zen-like techniques?
(a) He does not even notice they are happening.
(b) He finds them obnoxious.
(c) He thinks that they are quite fun.
(d) He enjoys these new techniques.

3. What type of aircraft does Gann think is a cantankerous and difficult machine?
(a) The DC-2.
(b) The DC-3.
(c) The BC-4.
(d) The 747.

4. Which of the following tricks does Ross teach Gann for flying in severe weather?
(a) Flying low and close to the ground.
(b) Night vision.
(c) Positioning the seat for maximum visibility.
(d) Flying high and above the weather.

5. When Gann co-pilots on other routes, he sometimes flies a DC-3. How does Gann view the DC-3's flying capabilities?
(a) He hates flying the DC-3.
(b) He does not really care either way.
(c) He likes the easy comfort of the new plane.
(d) He thinks that the DC-3 is exactly like the DC-2.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Wilkes-Barre incident, Ross decides to let Gann land at their next stop. How is that landing?

2. Which numbers are more senior to Gann's?

3. What character traits does Gann seem to attribute to his fellow pilots?

4. Over the next few months that they are flying together, what happens to Ross' attitude towards Gann?

5. Which of the following locations is not a stop on Gann's Newark route?

(see the answer key)

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