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

2. What was C.A. Lindbergh's birth name?
(a) Mansfield.
(b) Lindbergh.
(c) Morrow.
(d) Mansson.

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

4. What route did Lindbergh fly air mail for?
(a) San Francisco-L.A.
(b) Chicago-New York.
(c) New York-Washington D.C.
(d) St. Louis-Chicago.

5. Who was Erold Bahl?
(a) A barnstormer.
(b) A teacher at Ray Page's Flying School.
(c) A war pilot.
(d) A mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was conventional wisdom for how to pursue the Orteig prize?

2. What was the Orteig prize for?

3. What did Lindbergh fly without, on his transatlantic flight?

4. What was Charles Lindbergh like as a student?

5. How would barnstormers make money?

(see the answer key)

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