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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the media call the Lindberghs' estate in Hopewell?
(a) The Estate.
(b) The Old Wings Home.
(c) The Flyers' Rest.
(d) The Eagle's Nest.

2. What had the kidnapper used to get into the house?
(a) A letter.
(b) An unlocked door.
(c) A ladder.
(d) A skeleton key.

3. Who was Graveyard John?
(a) The kidnapper.
(b) A man who claimed falsely to be the kidnapper.
(c) A mobster who acted as go-between for the Lindberghs.
(d) An IRS officer who tracked the kidnappers.

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

5. Why was Lindbergh reluctant to accept this from the President?
(a) He did not want fame.
(b) He had planned to circumnavigate the globe.
(c) He had wanted to remain anonymous.
(d) He had not planned to return to the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Schwarzkopf's background?

2. What was the Orteig prize for?

3. Where did Lindbergh take off from?

4. How does Denenberg characterize Hauptmann's defense?

5. How much did it cost to built The Spirit of St. Louis?

(see the answer key)

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