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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was Lindbergh estimated to have earned as a result of his transatlantic flight?
(a) $1 million.
(b) $3 million.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $500,000.

2. What drew Lindbergh to the facility where he learned to fly?
(a) The good pay.
(b) Quality of planes and training.
(c) He followed a friend who was going there.
(d) The rate at which graduates were being placed in lucrative positions.

3. How does Denenberg explain Lindbergh's feelings about his nickname?
(a) He felt like he was being celebrated for the wrong trait.
(b) He felt that planning, not luck, had explained his success.
(c) He felt that his sense of humor had been misrepresented.
(d) He felt like it was a caricature but it was all the media needed to see.

4. What route did Lindbergh fly air mail for?
(a) Chicago-New York.
(b) San Francisco-L.A.
(c) New York-Washington D.C.
(d) St. Louis-Chicago.

5. What kind of celebration was Lindbergh treated to in New York?
(a) A dance party.
(b) An honorary doctorate.
(c) A ticker tape parade.
(d) A christening at a new airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lindbergh name his plane The Spirit of St. Louis?

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

3. What strategy did Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh adopt for going out in public?

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

5. Where did Lindbergh greet a crowd after sleeping in Paris?

(see the answer key)

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