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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 "Rule Books Are Paper - They Will Not Cushion a Sudden Meeting of Stone and Metal".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ross reveal when he hears Gann is not Army-taught as a pilot?
(a) That he is not Army-taught, either.
(b) That he only flies with Army-taught pilots.
(c) That he does not know what Army-taught means.
(d) He believes everyone should be Army-taught.

2. What are Gann and his co-pilot looking for by following the river through the jungles of South America?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) An enemy base.
(c) An airport.
(d) An empty field.

3. What type of pilot was Ernest when he flew for the Air Transport Command?
(a) A civil pilot.
(b) A special forces pilot.
(c) An air raid pilot.
(d) A fighter pilot.

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

5. Whose methods and practices does flight school teach the pilots?
(a) Northern Airlines.
(b) British Airlines.
(c) Euro Airlines.
(d) American Airlines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which best describes Hughen?

3. On the one occasion, Gann flies with Hughen. What is their route?

4. What does Gann believe about the other pilots' modesty when talking about their abilities?

5. Generally, how do landings on Gann's Newark route seem to be executed?

(see the answer key)

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