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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Men of the Desert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Antoine, what made him such good friends with his fellow pilots?
(a) Their backgrounds.
(b) Their shared knowledge.
(c) Their similar stories.
(d) The danger they encountered.

2. What did the desert men plan to steal from Bonnafous?
(a) Food.
(b) Camels.
(c) Planes.
(d) Water.

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

4. What did Mermoz teach Antoine to do?
(a) Use his pack as a floatation device.
(b) Push back the fear in his mind.
(c) Land on a sea air strip.
(d) Create a map.

5. Who rescued Antoine after the natural disaster?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Explorers.
(d) Farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Arabs name Mohammed?

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

3. What does Antoine describe at the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. What was Antoine supposed to transport in his plane?

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

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