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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the pilot of the troubled flight make an emergency landing?
(a) Austin.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Denver.
(d) San Diego.

2. Who does Casey send the Flight Data Recorder information to?
(a) The FAA.
(b) Flight simulations.
(c) Jack Rogers.
(d) John Marder.

3. At a staff meeting at Norton Aircraft, which airframe does Casey learn is involved in the troubled flight?
(a) A 747.
(b) A N-22.
(c) A DC-10
(d) A 757.

4. During a meeting on Tuesday, a report confirms the trouble on Flight 545 was not caused by what?
(a) Slats deployment.
(b) An autopilot malfunction.
(c) Pilot error.
(d) Turbulence.

5. According to Casey and her team, what would have stopped if autopilot had taken over properly?
(a) Uncommanded slat deployment.
(b) The roller coaster effect.
(c) The porpoising.
(d) The forward lurching.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one is not a possibility for the cause of the trouble with the flight?

2. What reason does the pilot of the troubled flight give for the plane's problems?

3. Why is the cockpit recorder of no help in Casey's investigation?

4. When the plane from Flight 545 is brought back to Norton, what is peculiar about the locking pin a member of the investigative team found?

5. While inspecting the plane what does Casey see on nearly every surface?

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