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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who interested Charles Lindbergh in flying?
(a) His father.
(b) He had always been interested in flight.
(c) World War I aces.
(d) His college friends.

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

3. Where did Charles Lindbergh inherit his love of machinery?
(a) His father.
(b) His paternal great-grandfather.
(c) His maternal grandfather.
(d) His paternal grandfather.

4. How would barnstormers make money?
(a) Cash for flying lessons.
(b) Cash prizes from flying contests.
(c) Cash for rides.
(d) Cash for daredevil performances.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Charles Lindbergh work as a teenager?

2. Who insisted that Charles Lindbergh attend college?

3. Who was Shorty Lynch?

4. What did the relative who taught Charles Lindbergh to tinker do for a career?

5. How far was the first powered flight?

(see the answer key)

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