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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Lindbergh and his flight team waiting for before he took off?
(a) Official clearance.
(b) Good weather.
(c) Permission to land in Paris.
(d) News about Lindbergh's mother's health.

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

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

4. What was it about Lindbergh's flight that captivated the public, according to Denenberg?
(a) His underdog status.
(b) His colorful personality.
(c) His pet lion.
(d) His confident swagger.

5. What was Lindbergh's nickname?
(a) Lucky Lindy.
(b) Laughing Lindy.
(c) Wrong-way Lindy.
(d) Last-minute Lindy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was conventional wisdom for how to pursue the Orteig prize?

2. What did Lindbergh encounter off the coast of Nova Scotia?

3. What does Lindbergh say he will do if this flight fails?

4. What had Lindbergh been worried about, in terms of landing in France?

5. What business were Orville and Wilbur Wright in, when they invented the airplane in 1903?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lindbergh's relationship with Harry Knight?

2. What obstacle did Lindbergh have to overcome off the coast of Nova Scotia?

3. What caveat does Denenberg offer for the journal entries included in chapter 5?

4. How did Lindbergh approach his landing place?

5. What special accommodations did Lindbergh make to increase his chances of success?

6. Why didn't Lindbergh like the press?

7. What was Lindbergh's theory for crossing the Atlantic?

8. How was Lindbergh's decision about where to put the fuel tank unconventional?

9. From what did Lindbergh leave for Paris, and when did he leave?

10. Describe Lindbergh's early education in aviation.

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