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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Roosevelt's solution to the controversy?
(a) To make air mail a federal service.
(b) To investigate the corruption.
(c) To create a new regulatory body overseeing air mail.
(d) To privatize air mail.

2. When did Lindbergh make his transatlantic flight?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1929.

3. What did Lindbergh feel about his nickname?
(a) He resisted it.
(b) He adopted it himself.
(c) He hid behind it.
(d) He hated it.

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

5. Who was Erold Bahl?
(a) A mechanic.
(b) A teacher at Ray Page's Flying School.
(c) A war pilot.
(d) A barnstormer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the flyers who set out for the Orteig prize before Lindbergh?

2. What was the advantage of this placement for the fuel tank?

3. Why did Lindbergh name his plane The Spirit of St. Louis?

4. How successful was Lindbergh at keeping to his strict schedule?

5. How many people tuned in to the ceremony where Lindbergh returned to Washington D.C.?

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