View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lindbergh locate the airport in Paris? He looked for the lights.

2. What did Charles Lindbergh do while he was an air mail pilot?

3. What drew Lindbergh to the facility where he learned to fly?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When was Lindbergh's first flight?

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

3. Where did Lindbergh go after his arrival in Paris?

4. Describe Lindbergh's arrival in New York.

5. Where did Lindbergh learn to fly officially?

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

7. How does Lindbergh describe his relationship with The Spirit of St. Louis?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that the media were fair to accuse the Lindberghs of abandoning their second child when they departed for a tour of Europe shortly after his birth?

Essay Topic 2

What made Lindbergh susceptible to believing Goering's exaggerated estimate of the Luftwaffe's strength?

Essay Topic 3

Where was Charles Lindbergh most comfortable, and on top of his game? Where was he least comfortable? How did he develop strategies for fostering his strengths, and protecting or hiding or compensating for his weaknesses?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 553 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample