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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. In chapter 5, the author refers to the opening of a new airport. What is the name of that airport?
(a) JFK.
(b) O'Hare.
(c) Pittsburgh International.
(d) La Guardia.

2. When Gann discovers that his demonstration flight will be on a DC-2, how does he feel?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He is upset but pretends he is happy.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is dismayed.

3. What type of airplanes do most of the students already know how to pilot?
(a) Small airplanes.
(b) Large commercial jets.
(c) Fighter planes.
(d) None of them, except Gann, knows how to fly.

4. Which numbers are more senior to Gann's?
(a) Any number that ends in an even number.
(b) Any number that ends in an odd number.
(c) Any number that is lower than his.
(d) Any number that is higher than his.

5. While Gann is straightening out the mess with the missing item in Wilkes-Barre, what is Ross doing?
(a) Taking off without a co-pilot.
(b) Taking a nap.
(c) Eating lunch.
(d) Helping Gann search for the missing item.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which aircraft were the students primarily taught to fly?

2. Why does Gann ask Robbins about Ross?

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

4. What type of pilot was Ernest when he flew for the Air Transport Command?

5. Who is Robbins?

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