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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How successful was Lindbergh in his own barnstorming career?
(a) His skills attracted the notice of corporate sponsors.
(b) He made a fortune.
(c) He did not make money, but he learned a lot.
(d) He would have been forgotten except for his dangerous stunts.

2. In what month did Lindbergh fly to Paris from New York?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) February.
(d) May.

3. What did Lindbergh see in the cockpit in the 22nd hour?
(a) Ice forming.
(b) Insects.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Apparitions.

4. 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 like it was a caricature but it was all the media needed to see.
(d) He felt that planning, not luck, had explained his success.

5. What did C.A. Lindbergh accomplish in 1906?
(a) He held hearings into the spread of socialism in America.
(b) Election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
(c) Election to the Minnesota House of Representatives.
(d) He won a prominent corruption case.

6. What business were Orville and Wilbur Wright in, when they invented the airplane in 1903?
(a) Writers.
(b) Bicycle mechanics.
(c) Accountants.
(d) Engineers.

7. What was at the heart of Charles Lindbergh's first machine?
(a) A primitive computer.
(b) A pulley system.
(c) An airfoil.
(d) A small engine.

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

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

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

11. How would you describe the crowd that came to see Lindbergh take off for Europe?
(a) A small group and a reporter.
(b) A couple of friends.
(c) Multitudes.
(d) A few judges and fellow pilots.

12. How much did it cost to built The Spirit of St. Louis?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $6,000.
(d) $9,000.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lindbergh sight the Eiffel Tower?

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

3. Who interested Charles Lindbergh in flying?

4. What was 'the Lindy'?

5. How did Lindbergh approach Paris?

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