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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lindbergh's estimation of Germany's air strength?
(a) He described it as weak.
(b) He identified weaknesses in their air force.
(c) He thought them invincible.
(d) He identified its strategic limitations.

2. What did Lindbergh embark on in late summer 1927?
(a) A new aviation company.
(b) A trip to China.
(c) A trip to South America.
(d) A tour to promote aviation.

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

4. What did people question after Lindbergh's 1941 speech in Des Moines?
(a) His accuracy.
(b) His patriotism.
(c) His sanity.
(d) His honesty.

5. What strategy did Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh adopt for going out in public?
(a) Decoys.
(b) False press schedules.
(c) Disguises.
(d) Bodyguards.

6. What prize did Lindbergh's autobiography win?
(a) The Pulitzer Prize.
(b) The Congressional Medal of Honor.
(c) The Nobel Prize for Literature.
(d) The National Book Critics Circle Award.

7. Who did the Lindberghs visit in 1937 and 1938?
(a) Jewish leaders.
(b) High-ranking Nazis.
(c) German refugees.
(d) German diplomats.

8. Who starred in the movie version of Lindbergh's transatlantic flight?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Humphrey Bogart.
(d) James Cagney.

9. What was Schwarzkopf's background?
(a) Military.
(b) Business.
(c) Police.
(d) Investigation.

10. Who conceded territory to Hitler?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Lindbergh.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Chamberlain.

11. Where did the Lindberghs live after the war?
(a) England.
(b) Boulder, CO.
(c) Darien, CT.
(d) Hopewell, NJ.

12. When did Lindbergh's view become a minority view?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1938.

13. What did Lindbergh advocate in 1939?
(a) Appeasement.
(b) Engagement.
(c) Containment.
(d) Isolationism.

14. What effort did Lindbergh contribute to the war effort?
(a) He was a consultant to Henry Ford's factories.
(b) He was a spokesman for the government.
(c) He advocated engagement and containment.
(d) He raised money for the U.S. war bonds.

15. What was Lindbergh's relation with Pan Am?
(a) Pilot.
(b) Consultant.
(c) Trustee.
(d) Designer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject of the controversy Lindbergh was embroiled in in 1934?

2. What influence had Lindbergh had on the practice of appeasement?

3. What happened a month after Lindbergh's award?

4. What changed Lindbergh's view to a minority position?

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

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