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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: The Plane and the Planet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did Guillaumet walk without sleeping while stranded ?
(a) Four days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Six days.

2. What did people during Antoine's age say machines were doing to the human race?
(a) Spreading idleness.
(b) Lowering values.
(c) Creating chaos.
(d) Leveling the playing field.

3. Who did Antoine wish he could shock with his adventures while he was dreaming in the desert?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His sister.
(d) His housekeeper.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antoine say his story about the natural disaster was unable to do?

2. According to Antoine, what made Mermoz such a good pilot?

3. According to Antoine, what made him such good friends with his fellow pilots?

4. What did Earth symbolize to Antoine as a pilot?

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

(see the answer key)

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