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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to The Spirit of St. Louis after Lindbergh landed?
(a) Souvenir-seekers tore it apart.
(b) Police impounded it.
(c) Lindbergh wrecked it on landing.
(d) It caught fire.

2. What was the subject of the controversy Lindbergh was embroiled in in 1934?
(a) Corruption in the air mail organization.
(b) Deaths in air mail pilots.
(c) Air mail efficiency.
(d) Air mail contracts.

3. What did Lindbergh accept from President Coolidge?
(a) An invitation to return to the U.S. on an America cruiser.
(b) An award.
(c) A ticker tape parade.
(d) An invitation to visit the White House.

4. Where did Lindbergh want to put the fuel tank?
(a) In the wing.
(b) Beneath the pilot.
(c) Behind the pilot.
(d) Behind the engine.

5. What kind of celebration was Lindbergh treated to in New York?
(a) A dance party.
(b) A ticker tape parade.
(c) A christening at a new airport.
(d) An honorary doctorate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Dr. Carrell?

2. How did Lindbergh handle the requests for product endorsements?

3. What limitation would Lindbergh's placement for the fuel tank introduce?

4. Who was the controversy centered around?

5. What was the Orteig prize for?

(see the answer key)

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