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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How did Wilbur take the answer of its first prospect?
(a) He was estatic.
(b) Poorly.
(c) He did not care.
(d) Well.
2. Where did George Cayley live?
(a) France.
(b) Sweden.
(c) America.
(d) Britain.
3. When did Langley try the full size version of his plane for the first time?
(a) October 7, 1903.
(b) October 17, 1903.
(c) October 27, 1903.
(d) October 12, 1903.
4. Who witnessed Wilbur's first flight with the flyer?
(a) John Marshal of the New York Times.
(b) Their sister.
(c) Their father.
(d) Amos Root.
5. How long after the first trial did the second trial take place?
(a) 12 days later.
(b) 15 days later.
(c) 6 days later.
(d) 8 days later.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Icarus' wings fail?
2. Who salvaged the Wrights brothers' kites?
3. What were the Wright brothers afraid of according to Chapter 8?
4. What were the two approaches to studying flight in the late 1800s?
5. What are the wings in a plane used for?
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