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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of storm does Antoine say he prefers to face?
(a) One he can hide from.
(b) One he can avoid.
(c) One he can see.
(d) One he can predict.

2. What did Earth symbolize to Antoine as a pilot?
(a) The enemy.
(b) The ultimate good.
(c) The destination.
(d) The reason.

3. What causes the metal of a well-designed plane to disappear from notice?
(a) Simple features.
(b) Easy movement.
(c) Perfect functioning.
(d) Quiet engines.

4. What does Antoine describe at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A typhoon.

5. According to Antoine, who frees a plane design from its prison?
(a) Contractors.
(b) Pilots.
(c) Engineers.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antoine definitively say Guillaumet was NOT?

2. What does Antoine say he sounds like when describing his experience with a natural disaster?

3. To what did Antoine's flying partner pray for guidance?

4. Which of the following is NOT something that Antoine says that machines help people to do?

5. To what kind of people does Antoine compare engineers?

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