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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other trick would Lindbergh do while barnstorming?
(a) Mock-dogfights.
(b) Aerial acrobatics.
(c) Jump from one plane to another.
(d) Hang from the wing by a strap.

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

3. When did Charles Lindbergh acquire his own plane?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1927.

4. How did Lindbergh keep track of fuel consumption on his flight to Paris?
(a) Dead reckoning.
(b) With his stopwatch.
(c) With a manual gauge.
(d) There was a window in the fuel tank.

5. Why did C.A. Lindbergh change his name when he came to the U.S.?
(a) He wanted to fit in.
(b) He did not want his family to find him.
(c) His given name was too common.
(d) He was afraid of persecution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Charles Lindbergh do while he was an air mail pilot?

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

3. When was Charles Lindbergh's first flight?

4. Why did Lindbergh name his plane The Spirit of St. Louis?

5. What was the make of the first plane bought?

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