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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 did Lindbergh do to allow himself to speak openly about politics?
(a) Resign his military commission.
(b) Enter the military.
(c) Resign his post at Pan Am.
(d) Return his medal to Germany.

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

3. What was Roosevelt's solution to the controversy?
(a) To investigate the corruption.
(b) To make air mail a federal service.
(c) To create a new regulatory body overseeing air mail.
(d) To privatize air mail.

4. What was Lindbergh working to complete in July 1927?
(a) Proposals for new prizes for long distance flights.
(b) Repairs to The Spirit of St. Louis.
(c) Plans for a trip to China.
(d) An account of his trip.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Anne Morrow Lindbergh's "A Gift from the Sea" received?

2. Who was Dwight Morrow?

3. How did Violet Sharpe avoid interrogation?

4. How did Lindbergh shock people in 1941?

5. What did the media call the Lindberghs' estate in Hopewell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lindbergh's relationship with Dr. Carrel?

2. What were the problems with the investigation in the Lindberghs' baby's disappearance?

3. Describe the controversy Lindbergh was embroiled in over the air mail.

4. What did Lindbergh do to turn people decisively against him?

5. How does Denenberg characterize the Lindberghs' lives during the 1950s and 60s?

6. What was Lindbergh employed at during the trial of Bruno Hauptmann?

7. Describe the conditions of Lindbergh's death.

8. Describe the resurgence of Lindbergh's popularity in the 1960s.

9. What events undermined Lindbergh's political position?

10. What criticism was leveled at the Lindberghs after the birth of their second son?

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