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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Lindbergh nearly die from his stunt?
(a) The plane he was walking over to nearly hit him.
(b) His plane nearly hit a building.
(c) His second parachute opened late.
(d) He stepped through the wing, and almost fell.

2. What impression did Goering give Lindbergh of the Luftwaffe?
(a) He overstated its strengths.
(b) He downplayed its power.
(c) He made it seem less advanced than it was.
(d) He accentuated its technical accomplishments.

3. Why did Lindbergh name his plane The Spirit of St. Louis?
(a) To establish St. Louis as an aviation mecca.
(b) To honor his birthplace.
(c) To honor his patron's origins.
(d) To memorialize the pioneer spirit.

4. How did investigators finally find the kidnapper?
(a) By tracing gold certificates.
(b) By handwriting analysis.
(c) By dumb luck.
(d) By using fingerprints.

5. What were Lindbergh and his flight team waiting for before he took off?
(a) Permission to land in Paris.
(b) News about Lindbergh's mother's health.
(c) Official clearance.
(d) Good weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Schwarzkopf's background?

2. Where did Lindbergh take off from?

3. When was Charles Lindbergh born?

4. What was Roosevelt's solution to the controversy?

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

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