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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who insisted that Charles Lindbergh attend college?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) He himself did.

2. What did Lindbergh accept from President Coolidge?
(a) A ticker tape parade.
(b) An invitation to return to the U.S. on an America cruiser.
(c) An invitation to visit the White House.
(d) An award.

3. How far was the first powered flight?
(a) 120 feet.
(b) 12 miles.
(c) 120 miles.
(d) 1,200 yards.

4. What does Lindbergh say about reporters in chapter 5?
(a) He expresses bewilderment about their desire to write lies.
(b) He thanks them for making him a celebrity.
(c) He wishes they would take more care about facts.
(d) He expresses annoyance.

5. What stunt marked the end of Charles Lindbergh apprenticeship?
(a) An outside loop.
(b) A double parachute jump.
(c) Almost falling during a wing-walk.
(d) Climbing up a ladder from a car to an airplane.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lindbergh approach Paris?

2. Where did Charles Lindbergh inherit his love of machinery?

3. Where did Charles Lindbergh get formal education in flying?

4. Where did Lindbergh take The Spirit of St. Louis on its first flight?

5. What drew Lindbergh to the facility where he learned to fly?

(see the answer key)

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