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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Lindbergh want to put the fuel tank?
(a) In the wing.
(b) Behind the pilot.
(c) Beneath the pilot.
(d) Behind the engine.

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

3. What was Lindbergh's policy about a parachute on the transatlantic flight?
(a) He carried a life raft instead.
(b) He had a parachute built for the plane in case of failure.
(c) He did not carry one.
(d) He carried a very lightweight parachute.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Erold Bahl?

2. Why did Lindbergh nearly die from his stunt?

3. How far was the first powered flight?

4. What stunt marked the end of Charles Lindbergh apprenticeship?

5. What happened to the flyers who set out for the Orteig prize before Lindbergh?

(see the answer key)

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