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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 5-6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How far did Amos Root travel to see the flying machine in Chapter 1?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) 400 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 300 miles.
2. What would need to be done to solve the problem of the awry flights?
(a) Make the tail movable.
(b) Make the wind lighter.
(c) Put the pilot on the top wing.
(d) Have wheels instead of skids for landing.
3. What did Bishop Wright answer to the question about which of his sons was the most influential in their duo?
(a) That they were equals.
(b) That Orville was more influential.
(c) That their sister Katherine was the real mastermind.
(d) That Wilbur was more influential.
4. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?
(a) Icarus.
(b) The Arabian Nights fables.
(c) Moby Dick.
(d) The Minotaur.
5. What did the Wright brothers have in common in adulthood?
(a) They were both blonde with blue eyes.
(b) They didn't drink, smoke or get married.
(c) They both liked the same kind of music.
(d) They were attracted to the same kind of women.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many basic requirements would a powered flying machine have based on the Wright's research?
2. How many bike shops did the brothers have by 1899?
3. What did Orville and Wilbur do together as children according to Chapter 2?
4. When was Wilbur born?
5. When did the Wright brothers return to Kitty Hawk next?
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