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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 "A Captain - At Work".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of routes are the men being trained to fly?
(a) Secret routes.
(b) Low routes.
(c) Fighter routes.
(d) Commercial routes.

2. Which of the following tricks does Ross teach Gann for flying in severe weather?
(a) Flying high and above the weather.
(b) Positioning the seat for maximum visibility.
(c) Flying low and close to the ground.
(d) Night vision.

3. Again, Gann manages to mess up, but Ross is there to save the day. What does Gann realize after his first flight day with Ross?
(a) Gann realizes that he has a lot to learn.
(b) Gann realizes that Ross is not that great of a teacher.
(c) Gann realizes that he hates being a co-pilot.
(d) Gann realizes that he has nothing left to learn from Ross.

4. Trying to show his technical ability to Ross, what does Gann try to do immediately upon Ross' signal?
(a) Break the sound barrier.
(b) Start the engines.
(c) Do a double barrel roll.
(d) Snatch up the landing gear.

5. Who is Robbins?
(a) The airport coordinator and flight scheduler.
(b) Another instructor.
(c) The chief pilot.
(d) Gann's best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon leaving Wilkes-Barre, Ross allows Gann to fly to the next location. What is that location?

2. What type of adverse weather is Gann's flying route used to experiencing?

3. While Gann is straightening out the mess with the missing item in Wilkes-Barre, what is Ross doing?

4. What type of airplanes do most of the students already know how to pilot?

5. When Ernest flew for the start-up company, between which two places did he fly mainly?

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