View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Denenberg describe Lindbergh in front of cameras?
(a) Photogenic.
(b) Camera-shy.
(c) Hostile.
(d) A publicity hog.

3. Who were Lindbergh's competition for the Orteig prize?
(a) Individual pilots.
(b) American military engineers.
(c) Corporations.
(d) French air force pilots.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What route did Lindbergh fly air mail for?

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

3. What was Lindbergh fighting from his third through eighth hours en route to Paris?

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

5. Who was Shorty Lynch?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 264 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample