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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who conceded territory to Hitler?
(a) Chamberlain.
(b) Lindbergh.
(c) Churchill.
(d) Roosevelt.

2. How much did the Lindberghs give Graveyard John?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $70,000.
(c) $150,000.
(d) $5,000.

3. What was Lindbergh given by Goering?
(a) A medal.
(b) Money.
(c) A commission.
(d) An airplane.

4. What strategy did Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh adopt for going out in public?
(a) False press schedules.
(b) Disguises.
(c) Bodyguards.
(d) Decoys.

5. What cause did Lindbergh take up later in life?
(a) Military development.
(b) Airline regulation.
(c) Nuclear power.
(d) Conservation.

6. Why did Lindbergh keep to a strict timetable?
(a) To start a new project together.
(b) To show that aviation could be reliable.
(c) To finish the tour as quickly as possible.
(d) To return to Washington D.C. for a ceremony.

7. What did people question after Lindbergh's 1941 speech in Des Moines?
(a) His accuracy.
(b) His honesty.
(c) His patriotism.
(d) His sanity.

8. What stance did Lindbergh take with his earlier support of the Nazis?
(a) He apologized publicly on numerous occasions.
(b) He never renounced his support.
(c) He avoided all mention, but never supported them again.
(d) He attacked anyone who accused him of having made statements sympathetic of the Nazis.

9. What happened a month after Lindbergh's award?
(a) Kristallnacht.
(b) The invasion of Poland.
(c) The invasion of France.
(d) The invasion of Belgium.

10. How old was Morrow's daughter when Lindbergh met her?
(a) 31.
(b) 18.
(c) 26.
(d) 21.

11. When was the Lindberghs' son kidnapped?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1935.

12. Why had Lindbergh flown to meet Morrow?
(a) To propose a new airport in his district.
(b) To improve U.S.-Mexico relations.
(c) To look for funding for a new air race.
(d) To talk about plans to build new airplanes.

13. Where did this journey take Lindbergh?
(a) To all 48 states.
(b) To every European country.
(c) To Mexico and Canada.
(d) To a new level of wealth and power.

14. Who starred in the movie version of Lindbergh's transatlantic flight?
(a) Humphrey Bogart.
(b) James Cagney.
(c) Jimmy Stewart.
(d) James Dean.

15. What was Schwarzkopf's background?
(a) Investigation.
(b) Business.
(c) Military.
(d) Police.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did investigators finally find the kidnapper?

2. What does Denenberg say Roosevelt thought about Lindbergh?

3. Who did Lindbergh and Schwarzkopf suspect of the kidnapping?

4. Who was Colonel Schwarzkopf?

5. How does Denenberg characterize Hauptmann's defense?

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