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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was C.A. Lindbergh's mother's house?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Little Falls, Colorado.
(c) Little Falls, Minnesota.
(d) Washington D.C.

2. What goal did Lindbergh ask the manufacturers to aim for with The Spirit of St. Louis?
(a) As sleek as possible.
(b) As strong as possible.
(c) As light as possible.
(d) As fast as possible.

3. How did Lindbergh keep track of fuel consumption on his flight to Paris?
(a) Dead reckoning.
(b) There was a window in the fuel tank.
(c) With his stopwatch.
(d) With a manual gauge.

4. Who was Harry Knight?
(a) Lindbergh's instructor.
(b) Lindbergh's business partner.
(c) Lindbergh's mechanic.
(d) The money behind Lindbergh's attempt at the Orteig prize.

5. What was Lindbergh's policy about a parachute on the transatlantic flight?
(a) He did not carry one.
(b) He had a parachute built for the plane in case of failure.
(c) He carried a life raft instead.
(d) He carried a very lightweight parachute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was at the heart of Charles Lindbergh's first machine?

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

3. Why were lessons few and far between at the Ray Page's Flying School?

4. What was Charles Lindbergh like as a student?

5. Who was Erold Bahl?

(see the answer key)

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