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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Samuel Langley the head of?
(a) The U.S. travel department.
(b) The Smithsonian Insitution.
(c) The U.S. Post Office.
(d) The US War Department.

2. How long did the flight during the second trial last?
(a) 12 seconds.
(b) 5 seconds.
(c) 63 seconds.
(d) 119 seconds.

3. Where did George Cayley live?
(a) France.
(b) Britain.
(c) Sweden.
(d) America.

4. How long after Lilienthal's fatal accident did the Wright brothers fly?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. How much did the U.S. Army give Langley to continue his work on planes?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $ 40,000.
(d) $ 30,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the customers of the bike shop forced to wait outside the shop?

2. In what state did the flight witnessed by Amos Root take place?

3. Why was the testing of the Wrights' new glider postponed from August to September?

4. How long did the Wright brothers take to do their wing experiments?

5. What education did the Wright brothers have?

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