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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: The Tool.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Antoine compare a well designed plane?
(a) The human body.
(b) The balloon.
(c) A good helmet.
(d) A bird.

2. What motivated Guillaumet to keep moving when he was stranded and alone?
(a) The thought of his family.
(b) The call of a wolf guiding him.
(c) His own pride.
(d) The information he was to deliver.

3. How does Antoine describe the lives of men who did not fly planes?
(a) Repetitive.
(b) Measured.
(c) Dull.
(d) Safe.

4. According to Antoine, who frees a plane design from its prison?
(a) Engineers.
(b) Pilots.
(c) God.
(d) Contractors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something that Antoine says that machines help people to do?

2. To what does Antoine compare Guillaumet when talking about how he confronted challenges?

3. According to Antoine, what is the key to a good plane design?

4. What causes the metal of a well-designed plane to disappear from notice?

5. What did Antoine do during his breakfast after he got lost for the first time?

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