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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Antoine definitively say Guillaumet was NOT?
(a) Prideful.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Gay.
(d) Overly confident.

2. To what did Antoine's flying partner pray for guidance?
(a) The Moon.
(b) The Earth.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Stars.

3. At what was Mermoz an expert?
(a) Making new types of plane engines.
(b) Flying through uncharted territory.
(c) Identifying risks from miles away.
(d) Teaching emergency preparedness.

4. What did Antoine's teacher say lies below the clouds?
(a) The Earth.
(b) The Unknown.
(c) Eternity.
(d) Cities.

5. When does Antoine say the clay of life is set?
(a) Adulthood.
(b) Infancy.
(c) Adolescence.
(d) Childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was with Mermoz when he was stranded on the cliff?

2. Of what does Antoine say the men in bureaucratic positions were victims?

3. What did Antoine imagine lightning to be during his journey?

4. How does Antoine describe the lives of men who did not fly planes?

5. What holiday did Antoine feel he was celebrating when he was in the Sahara with some pilots?

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