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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prize did Lindbergh's autobiography win?
(a) The Nobel Prize for Literature.
(b) The Pulitzer Prize.
(c) The National Book Critics Circle Award.
(d) The Congressional Medal of Honor.

2. Where did the Lindberghs live after the war?
(a) Boulder, CO.
(b) Hopewell, NJ.
(c) Darien, CT.
(d) England.

3. What changed Lindbergh's view to a minority position?
(a) The Royal Air Force's success against the Luftwaffe.
(b) The suffering of the French.
(c) The publication of Hitler's atrocities.
(d) The failure of Hitler's air force.

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

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

6. Where did Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh depart for, soon after the birth of their second son?
(a) South America.
(b) Russia.
(c) Europe.
(d) Asia.

7. 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 attacked anyone who accused him of having made statements sympathetic of the Nazis.
(d) He avoided all mention, but never supported them again.

8. How did investigators finally find the kidnapper?
(a) By dumb luck.
(b) By handwriting analysis.
(c) By using fingerprints.
(d) By tracing gold certificates.

9. Who was the controversy centered around?
(a) The Postmaster General.
(b) The President.
(c) An air mail company's president.
(d) Lindbergh.

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

11. Who was Dr. Carrell?
(a) An aviation advocate.
(b) A heart surgeon.
(c) A politician.
(d) An private investigator.

12. How successful was Lindbergh at keeping to his strict schedule?
(a) He was only late at one stop, and only because of fog.
(b) He was routinely a few hours behind schedule.
(c) He made every stop on time.
(d) He got days behind almost from the start.

13. What does Denenberg say Roosevelt thought about Lindbergh?
(a) He thought he was a traitor.
(b) He thought he was a Nazi.
(c) He thought he was a spy.
(d) He thought he was smart, and probably right.

14. Who did Lindbergh and Schwarzkopf suspect of the kidnapping?
(a) John Condon.
(b) Al Capone.
(c) The media.
(d) Mickey Rosner.

15. What had changed in Germany's military?
(a) Hitler had remilitarized.
(b) The Depression had starved it of cash.
(c) Sanctions had weakened it.
(d) Hitler had let it languish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Denenberg characterize Hauptmann's defense?

2. Where were Lindbergh and Anne Morrow married?

3. What position did Lindbergh articulate as spokesman for the America First Committee?

4. What was Lindbergh's estimation of Hitler?

5. What was Lindbergh's relation with the media after World War II?

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