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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the flyers who set out for the Orteig prize before Lindbergh?
(a) They never got off the ground.
(b) They ran out of fuel.
(c) They crashed.
(d) They got lost.

2. Why were lessons few and far between at the Ray Page's Flying School?
(a) Page had difficulty keeping his craft in flying condition.
(b) Page was always traveling around looking for schemes for making money.
(c) Page was an alcoholic, and his flying days were few and far between.
(d) Page had been spooked when he saw a friend die in a plane crash.

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

4. How much was the Orteig prize?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.

5. When was Charles Lindbergh's first flight?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1909.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the public's reaction to Lindbergh's manner in front of cameras?

2. How would barnstormers make money?

3. In what month did Lindbergh fly to Paris from New York?

4. When was Charles Lindbergh born?

5. How does Denenberg describe Lindbergh in front of cameras?

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