Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Quiz
Antoine de Saint Exupéry
  • 1. What did Rev. Hermann Korth publish in 1948 regarding the shoot-down hypothesis?
A) A set of official German military records
B) War logs
C) A personal memoir
D) A biography of Saint-Exupéry
  • 2. On what date did Korth claim a Fw 190 shot down a P-38 Lightning?
A) 16 August 1944
B) 31 July 1944
C) 1 August 1944
D) 30 July 1944
  • 3. Whose P-38 might have been the one Korth described, according to skeptics?
A) Ivan Rebroff
B) Robert Heichele
C) Gene Meredith
D) Horst Rippert
  • 4. Which magazine quoted a letter from Robert Heichele in 1972?
A) La Provence
B) The Luftwaffe Gazette
C) The Bundesarchiv Review
D) Der Landser
  • 5. What aircraft variant did Heichele claim to fly that caused skepticism due to it not being in service?
A) Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9
B) Fw 190 A-8
C) Messerschmitt Bf 109
D) P-38 Lightning
  • 6. What is the name of the German military archive mentioned in the text?
A) Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv
B) German Air Force Archives
C) Berlin War Records
D) Luftwaffe Historical Center
  • 7. When did Robert Heichele die?
A) 21 August 1944
B) 2008
C) 31 July 1944
D) 16 August 1944
  • 8. Which newspaper did the French journalist work for in 2008?
A) Der Landser
B) Le Monde
C) Le Figaro
D) La Provence
  • 9. Who was the older brother of Horst Rippert?
A) Ivan Rebroff
B) Robert Heichele
C) Hermann Korth
D) Gene Meredith
  • 10. What was Ivan Rebroff's birth name?
A) Hans-Rolf Rippert
B) Horst Rippert
C) Robert Heichele
D) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  • 11. In what year did Horst Rippert become certain he was responsible for Saint-Exupéry's death?
A) 1972
B) 2003
C) 2008
D) 1944
  • 12. How long did Horst Rippert keep his claim private before revealing it?
A) 24 years
B) 84 years
C) 64 years
D) 44 years
  • 13. Where was Saint-Exupéry's wreckage discovered?
A) In Berlin
B) South of Marseille
C) South of Nice
D) Near Cannes
  • 14. What is the current status regarding the cause of Saint-Exupéry's death?
A) It remains unknown
B) It was confirmed to be Robert Heichele
C) It was confirmed to be Hermann Korth
D) It was confirmed to be Horst Rippert
  • 15. What documentation exists to verify Rippert's claim of reporting the kill over his radio?
A) Allied intercepts
B) Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv logs
C) No surviving records
D) Luftwaffe radio transcripts
  • 16. Which political regime unilaterally promoted Saint-Exupéry as one of its members?
A) Vichy Regime
B) French Resistance
C) German Occupation
D) Third Republic
  • 17. Which French leader made a statement implying Saint-Exupéry supported Germany?
A) Georges Clemenceau
B) Charles de Gaulle
C) François Mitterrand
D) Philippe Pétain
  • 18. What substance did Saint-Exupéry consume heavily due to depression?
A) Tobacco
B) Opium
C) Alcohol
D) Caffeine
  • 19. What was the specific goal of Saint-Exupéry's final reconnaissance mission?
A) Dropping supplies to the resistance
B) Mapping the coastline of Corsica
C) Collecting intelligence on German troop movements
D) Escorting a bomber squadron
  • 20. What type of aircraft was Saint-Exupéry flying during his final mission?
A) Messerschmitt Bf 109
B) Supermarine Spitfire
C) P-51 Mustang
D) Lockheed Lightning
  • 21. How many missions was Saint-Exupéry originally provisioned to fly after his reinstatement?
A) Nine
B) Ten
C) Five
D) Twenty
  • 22. What item was found by a fisherman in 1998?
A) A navigator's watch
B) An identity bracelet
C) A pilot's helmet
D) A flight logbook
  • 23. In what year did divers find the wreckage of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning?
A) 2003
B) 1998
C) 2004
D) 2000
  • 24. Where was the aircraft wreckage eventually housed after its recovery?
A) The Corsican Air Museum
B) Louvre Museum
C) The French National Archives
D) Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
  • 25. What was the reaction of Saint-Exupéry to the promotion by the Vichy Regime?
A) Indifference
B) Pride and gratitude
C) Shock and dismay
D) Amusement
  • 26. Where did the final mission take off from?
A) Corsica
B) Marseille
C) North Africa
D) Le Bourget
  • 27. What official body confirmed the wreckage was from Saint-Exupéry's aircraft in 2004?
A) French Underwater Archaeological Department
B) The French Ministry of Defense
C) The International Aviation Board
D) The Vichy Historical Society
  • 28. In what year did Saint-Exupéry depart for Algiers?
A) 1941
B) 1945
C) 1943
D) 1939
  • 29. How long had Saint-Exupéry spent in North America before leaving for Algiers?
A) 36 months
B) 12 months
C) 27 months
D) 18 months
  • 30. What was Saint-Exupéry's age when he departed for Algiers?
A) 38
B) 40
C) 48
D) 43
  • 31. Who approved the exemption allowing Saint-Exupéry to fly despite his age?
A) General Dwight Eisenhower
B) General George Patton
C) General Ira Eaker
D) Charles de Gaulle
  • 32. What physical limitation made checking for enemy aircraft difficult for Saint-Exupéry?
A) He suffered from tremors
B) He had a permanent limp
C) He had poor eyesight
D) He could not turn his head leftwards
  • 33. What model of aircraft did Saint-Exupéry fly in his assigned unit?
A) Spitfires
B) P-51 Mustangs
C) P-38 Lightnings
D) B-17 Flying Fortresses
  • 34. How long was Saint-Exupéry's training period before his first mission?
A) One month
B) Two weeks
C) Seven weeks
D) Six months
  • 35. Why was Saint-Exupéry grounded for eight months?
A) He refused to follow orders
B) He was injured in combat
C) He failed his physical examination
D) He wrecked a P-38 due to engine failure
  • 36. Who intervened to reinstate Saint-Exupéry to flight duty?
A) General Ira Eaker
B) The President of France
C) His squadron commander
D) General Dwight Eisenhower
  • 37. What did Saint-Exupéry carry with him on his long solitary flights?
A) A camera
B) A navigation map
C) A lined notebook
D) A radio transmitter
  • 38. Why did Saint-Exupéry circle the airport for an hour after a flight?
A) To finish writing a report
B) To finish reading a novel
C) To avoid landing in bad weather
D) To conserve fuel
  • 39. Which aircraft did Saint-Exupéry fly for the Groupe de reconnaissance II/33 after the 1940 German invasion?
A) Bloch MB.174
B) P. L. Travers
C) S.S. Siboney
D) Bevin House
  • 40. Where did Saint-Exupéry stay in Portugal before fleeing to the United States?
A) Hotel Palácio
B) Asharoken
C) Beekman Place
D) Hotel Astor
  • 41. What book series was The Little Prince intended to compete with?
A) Wind, Sand and Stars
B) Flight to Arras
C) Mary Poppins
D) Kingdom of the Rocks
  • 42. When was the manuscript for The Little Prince completed?
A) Late spring 1942
B) October 1942
C) April 1943
D) January 1941
  • 43. In which US village was part of The Little Prince written?
A) Estoril
B) Manhattan
C) Asharoken
D) Oppède
  • 44. What was the name of the ship Saint-Exupéry took to New York?
A) S.S. Siboney
B) The Bevin
C) The Armée de l'Air
D) Bloch MB.174
  • 45. What is the most famous work written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry?
A) The Little Prince
B) Southern Mail
C) Night Flight
D) Wind, Sand and Stars
  • 46. In which city was Antoine de Saint-Exupéry born?
A) Lyon
B) Toulouse
C) Paris
D) Marseille
  • 47. When did Saint-Exupéry first learn to fly?
A) 1926
B) 1929
C) 1935
D) 1921
  • 48. Which company did Saint-Exupéry join in 1926?
A) Lufthansa
B) Latécoère
C) Air France
D) Aeroposta Argentina
  • 49. Where did Saint-Exupéry live in exile between 1941 and 1943?
A) Argentina
B) Switzerland
C) Morocco
D) United States
  • 50. What was the cause of death of Saint-Exupéry's father?
A) A plane crash
B) Rheumatic fever
C) A heart attack
D) A stroke
  • 51. What did Saint-Exupéry study at the École des Beaux-Arts?
A) Literature
B) Fine arts
C) Architecture
D) Aviation engineering
  • 52. Where did Saint-Exupéry receive his pilot's wings?
A) Lyon, France
B) Buenos Aires, Argentina
C) Toulouse, France
D) Casablanca, Morocco
  • 53. In which city did Saint-Exupéry live while running Aeroposta Argentina?
A) Lyon
B) Dakar
C) Cape Juby
D) Buenos Aires
  • 54. Which of his siblings died of rheumatic fever?
A) Jean
B) Marie
C) Louise
D) François
  • 55. What does the surname Saint-Exupéry reference?
A) A 5th-century bishop
B) An ancient French mountain
C) A famous poet
D) The town of his birth
  • 56. How did the death of his father change the family's social status?
A) They moved to Switzerland permanently
B) They lost their aristocratic title entirely
C) They gained wealth through inheritance
D) They became impoverished aristocrats
  • 57. What was the title of Saint-Exupéry's first novella?
A) Night Flight
B) Courrier Sud
C) The Little Prince
D) L'Aviateur
  • 58. In which magazine was L'Aviateur first published?
A) Le Navire d'Argent
B) Aeroposta
C) The Silver Mail
D) Prix Femina
  • 59. In what year was the book Courrier Sud published?
A) 1929
B) 1926
C) 1931
D) 1943
  • 60. Which mail route did Courrier Sud chronicle?
A) Paris-London
B) Casablanca-Dakar
C) Argentina-Chile
D) New York-North Africa
  • 61. What award did Night Flight win?
A) Pulitzer
B) Prix Femina
C) Goncourt
D) Nobel Prize
  • 62. What was the name of the airline Saint-Exupéry directed?
A) Aeroposta Argentina
B) Silver Ship Airways
C) Casablanca Mail
D) Air France
  • 63. Who did Saint-Exupéry marry in 1931?
A) Consuelo Suncin
B) Hélène de Vogüé
C) Madame de B.
D) Pierre Chevrier
  • 64. What was Consuelo Suncin's nationality?
A) Salvadoran
B) Argentinian
C) French
D) American
  • 65. What did Saint-Exupéry describe Consuelo as having?
A) A silent nature
B) A viper's tongue
C) A love for flying
D) A calm personality
  • 66. What pseudonym did Hélène de Vogüé use to write her biography of Saint-Exupéry?
A) Pierre Chevrier
B) Madame de B.
C) Consuelo Suncin
D) Nelly
  • 67. What was Hélène de Vogüé's role after Saint-Exupéry's death?
A) Editor of L'Aviateur
B) Wife
C) Literary executrix
D) Director of Aeroposta
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