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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Denenberg explain Lindbergh's feelings about his nickname?
(a) He felt like it was a caricature but it was all the media needed to see.
(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 he was being celebrated for the wrong trait.

2. Who insisted that Charles Lindbergh attend college?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) He himself did.
(d) His father.

3. What business were Orville and Wilbur Wright in, when they invented the airplane in 1903?
(a) Engineers.
(b) Bicycle mechanics.
(c) Writers.
(d) Accountants.

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

5. What happened to Charles Lindbergh's family when he was three and a half years old?
(a) Charles' mother died.
(b) Charles' brother was kidnapped.
(c) A fire destroyed their home.
(d) A flood destroyed their home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built The Spirit of St. Louis?

2. How much was the Orteig prize?

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

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

5. When was Charles Lindbergh born?

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