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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Lindbergh nearly die from his stunt?
(a) The plane he was walking over to nearly hit him.
(b) His second parachute opened late.
(c) His plane nearly hit a building.
(d) He stepped through the wing, and almost fell.

2. What was the Orteig prize for?
(a) A transatlantic flight.
(b) An outside loop.
(c) A flight to 40,000 feet.
(d) A transcontinental flight.

3. What were Lindbergh and his flight team waiting for before he took off?
(a) Permission to land in Paris.
(b) Good weather.
(c) News about Lindbergh's mother's health.
(d) Official clearance.

4. What did Charles Lindbergh do while he was an air mail pilot?
(a) Display a talent for management.
(b) Improve air mail reliability.
(c) Perform dangerous stunts.
(d) Crash twice.

5. Who interested Charles Lindbergh in flying?
(a) His father.
(b) World War I aces.
(c) His college friends.
(d) He had always been interested in flight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did C.A. Lindbergh accomplish in 1906?

2. Who were Lindbergh's competitors funded by?

3. What was it about Lindbergh's flight that captivated the public, according to Denenberg?

4. What does Lindbergh say about reporters in chapter 5?

5. What other trick would Lindbergh do while barnstorming?

(see the answer key)

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