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

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

3. Why does Gann ask Robbins about Ross?
(a) Because Gann has heard Ross is a horrible flyer.
(b) Because he knows about all the pilots and co-pilots.
(c) Because Robbins and Ross are brothers.
(d) Because Robbins flies with Ross.

4. Over the next few months that they are flying together, what happens to Ross' attitude towards Gann?
(a) Ross refuses to fly with Gann.
(b) He and Gann become best friends.
(c) He becomes more demanding of Gann.
(d) Ross becomes jealous of Gann's skills.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ross reveal when he hears Gann is not Army-taught as a pilot?

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. How does Gann describe Ross' physical appearance?

4. Why does McCabe reassign Gann?

5. Which of the following tricks does Ross teach Gann for flying in severe weather?

(see the answer key)

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