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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 second parachute opened late.
(c) His plane nearly hit a building.
(d) He stepped through the wing, and almost fell.

2. Who was Harry Knight?
(a) Lindbergh's mechanic.
(b) The money behind Lindbergh's attempt at the Orteig prize.
(c) Lindbergh's business partner.
(d) Lindbergh's instructor.

3. When did Lindbergh make his transatlantic flight?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1927.

4. What was the result of the controversy?
(a) Air mail became a federal service.
(b) Air mail contracts were bid on first.
(c) Air mail remained privatized.
(d) Air mail was regulated.

5. Where did Lindbergh take The Spirit of St. Louis on its first flight?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Paris.
(d) St. Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Graveyard John?

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

3. What was Schwarzkopf's background?

4. Why had Lindbergh flown to meet Morrow?

5. What does chapter 5 consist of?

(see the answer key)

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