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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "Of Numbers - and Their Power to Reduce the Presumptuous Quickly".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of trips will Gann be flying while at Newark?
(a) Trips carrying foreign dignitaries.
(b) Trips bombing enemy territory.
(c) Trips carrying passengers and mail.
(d) Trips carrying weapons and arms.

2. What plane is Ross considered the master of?
(a) The DC-5.
(b) The DC-3.
(c) The DC-2.
(d) The DC-4.

3. What does Gann believe about the other pilots' modesty when talking about their abilities?
(a) He thinks they must not be that skilled.
(b) He believes they are bluffing.
(c) He thinks that they are just shy.
(d) He does not care about the other pilots.

4. Occasionally, Gann co-pilots for other pilots on a route from Newark to which main city?
(a) Corona.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Carson City.

5. How does Gann view this situation and the last minute switching of planes?
(a) Being stalked by fate.
(b) Being protected by love.
(c) Being watched by death.
(d) Being saved by chance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What area is Gann assigned to upon graduation?

2. What type of routes are the men being trained to fly?

3. Trying to show his technical ability to Ross, what does Gann try to do immediately upon Ross' signal?

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

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

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