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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far was the first powered flight?
(a) 120 feet.
(b) 1,200 yards.
(c) 12 miles.
(d) 120 miles.

2. Who was Shorty Lynch?
(a) A mechanic.
(b) A politician in charge of aviation.
(c) A parachutist.
(d) A barnstormer.

3. When was Charles Lindbergh's first flight?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1922.

4. How successful was Lindbergh in his own barnstorming career?
(a) He made a fortune.
(b) He would have been forgotten except for his dangerous stunts.
(c) His skills attracted the notice of corporate sponsors.
(d) He did not make money, but he learned a lot.

5. What business were Orville and Wilbur Wright in, when they invented the airplane in 1903?
(a) Engineers.
(b) Writers.
(c) Accountants.
(d) Bicycle mechanics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Charles Lindbergh acquire his own plane?

2. What did Charles Lindbergh do while he was an air mail pilot?

3. Why did C.A. Lindbergh change his name when he came to the U.S.?

4. Who interested Charles Lindbergh in flying?

5. What did the relative who taught Charles Lindbergh to tinker do for a career?

(see the answer key)

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