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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else did reporters visit because of their interest in Lindbergh?
(a) His flying teachers.
(b) His grandparents.
(c) His children.
(d) His mother.

2. What other trick would Lindbergh do while barnstorming?
(a) Hang from the wing by a strap.
(b) Aerial acrobatics.
(c) Mock-dogfights.
(d) Jump from one plane to another.

3. What does Denenberg say Lindbergh received in the mail after returning to the U.S.?
(a) Marriage proposals.
(b) Business proposals.
(c) Threats.
(d) Book deals.

4. What was conventional wisdom for how to pursue the Orteig prize?
(a) To use a multi-engine plane with a pilot and navigator.
(b) To get into the jet stream.
(c) To use as much horsepower and as small a plane as possible.
(d) To use a cantilevered monoplane with structural reinforcements.

5. How did Lindbergh handle the requests for product endorsements?
(a) He evaluated them to see which would make him wealthiest.
(b) He took all offers above a certain amount.
(c) He turned them all down.
(d) He tried to determine which products he wanted to be associated with.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lindbergh embark on in late summer 1927?

2. How much did it cost to built The Spirit of St. Louis?

3. What happened to The Spirit of St. Louis after Lindbergh landed?

4. What business were Orville and Wilbur Wright in, when they invented the airplane in 1903?

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

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