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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the advantage of this placement for the fuel tank?
(a) It removed the need for a fuel pump.
(b) It was closer to the center of gravity.
(c) It was safer for the pilot.
(d) It was closer to the center of lift.

2. How does Denenberg explain Lindbergh's feelings about his nickname?
(a) He felt like it was a caricature but it was all the media needed to see.
(b) He felt that planning, not luck, had explained his success.
(c) He felt like he was being celebrated for the wrong trait.
(d) He felt that his sense of humor had been misrepresented.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lindbergh sight the Eiffel Tower?

2. What was the public's reaction to Lindbergh's manner in front of cameras?

3. How far was the first powered flight?

4. What was at the heart of Charles Lindbergh's first machine?

5. Who had Lindbergh expected to meet him?

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