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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What route did Lindbergh fly air mail for?
(a) Chicago-New York.
(b) St. Louis-Chicago.
(c) San Francisco-L.A.
(d) New York-Washington D.C.

2. Where did Lindbergh take The Spirit of St. Louis on its first flight?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Washington D.C.

3. What was the make of the first plane bought?
(a) A Curtis Pusher.
(b) A Gypsy Moth.
(c) A Curtis Jenny.
(d) A Wright Flyer.

4. Where did C.A. Lindbergh settle in the U.S.?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Little Falls, Colorado.
(c) Madison ,Wisconsin.
(d) Little Falls, Minnesota.

5. How does Denenberg say Lindbergh characterized the camera men to himself?
(a) He felt they wanted to tear him apart.
(b) He felt they could not get enough pictures.
(c) He felt they were out to frame him and embarrass him.
(d) He felt they wanted to take his place themselves.

6. What had Lindbergh been worried about, in terms of landing in France?
(a) Crowds.
(b) Police.
(c) Impostors.
(d) Customs.

7. Where was The Spirit of St. Louis built?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) New York.

8. How does Lindbergh describe his relationship with The Spirit of St. Louis?
(a) He says it felt like a stubborn woman.
(b) He says that it felt like a willful machine.
(c) He says that it felt like an extension of his body.
(d) He says that it felt like a wild animal.

9. Who was Erold Bahl?
(a) A barnstormer.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) A war pilot.
(d) A teacher at Ray Page's Flying School.

10. What happened to Lindbergh in the 14th hour of the flight?
(a) He stalled.
(b) He fell asleep.
(c) He lost his way.
(d) He flew too high.

11. What happened to Charles Lindbergh's family when he was three and a half years old?
(a) Charles' brother was kidnapped.
(b) A fire destroyed their home.
(c) Charles' mother died.
(d) A flood destroyed their home.

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

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

14. Why did Lindbergh name his plane The Spirit of St. Louis?
(a) To establish St. Louis as an aviation mecca.
(b) To memorialize the pioneer spirit.
(c) To honor his patron's origins.
(d) To honor his birthplace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of crisis does Lindbergh say he had in his ninth hour of flight?

2. What stunt marked the end of Charles Lindbergh apprenticeship?

3. How did Charles Lindbergh help his father's political campaign?

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

5. Why did C.A. Lindbergh change his name when he came to the U.S.?

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