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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 happened to the start-up company Gann worked for after World War II?
(a) Gann became the president of the company.
(b) It became the biggest air carrier of all time.
(c) It failed.
(d) It became Southwest Airlines.

2. What type of pilot was Lester in his flying days?
(a) A crop dusting pilot.
(b) A commercial pilot.
(c) A Navy fighter pilot.
(d) A water plane pilot.

3. What type of adverse weather is Gann's flying route used to experiencing?
(a) Large, golf ball-sized hail.
(b) Sudden, heavy thunderstorms.
(c) Deep, dense fog.
(d) Low lying snowfall.

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

5. Which aircraft were the students primarily taught to fly?
(a) BC-4's and F27's.
(b) 747's and DC-2's.
(c) Tigers and BC-4's.
(d) DC-2's and DC-3's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does McCabe reassign Gann?

2. How does Ross seem to handle and respond to Gann's mistakes at Wilkes-Barre and various other stops on their first flight?

3. Why does Gann ask Robbins about Ross?

4. Ross begins using Zen-like techniques with Gann to do what?

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

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