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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Tool.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Antoine sometimes forget while he was flying?
(a) That he was part of a team.
(b) That he had a specific objective.
(c) That he was in the air.
(d) That he was in a machine.

2. How does Antoine describe the lives of men who did not fly planes?
(a) Safe.
(b) Measured.
(c) Dull.
(d) Repetitive.

3. How did one of Antoine's friends die while in the Sahara?
(a) He died of thirst.
(b) A scorpion bit him.
(c) His plane crashed.
(d) A tribe killed him.

4. Of what does Antoine say the men in bureaucratic positions were victims?
(a) Their own limitations.
(b) The necessities of life.
(c) The system.
(d) Their expectations.

5. What does Antoine definitively say Guillaumet was NOT?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Overly confident.
(c) Prideful.
(d) Gay.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Antoine, what made Mermoz such a good pilot?

2. What does Antoine say is the greatest benefit received by machines?

3. How should a pilot be able to use a well-designed plane?

4. What did Guillaumet use for shelter while he was stranded?

5. What does Antoine blame for decreasing morals in society?

(see the answer key)

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