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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. How did Lindbergh approach Paris?
(a) From Spain.
(b) From Normandy.
(c) From the south.
(d) From England.

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

3. Why did police attend Lindbergh's departure for Europe?
(a) To control the crowds.
(b) To ask him about a murder in New York.
(c) To make sure his flight plan was acceptable.
(d) To protect him from assassination attempts.

4. When did Lindbergh make his transatlantic flight?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1931.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lindbergh say about reporters in chapter 5?

2. What did Lindbergh see in the cockpit in the 22nd hour?

3. What goal did Lindbergh ask the manufacturers to aim for with The Spirit of St. Louis?

4. What was the reaction to Lindbergh's transatlantic flight?

5. Who else did reporters visit because of their interest in Lindbergh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Denenberg say about C.A. Lindbergh's marriage with Evangeline Lodge Land?

2. What did Lindbergh find when he arrived in Paris?

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

4. What was the importance of Lindbergh's double parachute jump?

5. What was Lindbergh's reputation as a pilot?

6. What was Lindbergh's nickname, and how did he feel about it?

7. Describe the crowds that were present for Lindbergh's departure.

8. What had Lindbergh planned to do after arriving in Paris?

9. How did Lindbergh handle publicity?

10. What was the Orteig prize?

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