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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What toy inspired the Wright brothers in flight?
(a) A toy boat.
(b) A toy helicopter.
(c) A toy plane.
(d) A toy hot air balloon.

2. What education did the Wright brothers have?
(a) They were home schooled.
(b) Never finished high school.
(c) College.
(d) Never went to school.

3. What was Orville's temperament?
(a) Hard headed.
(b) Soft spoken.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Gregarious.

4. What are the wings in a plane used for?
(a) Gain lift.
(b) Stabilize the flight.
(c) Support the engine.
(d) Support the pilot.

5. What were the two approaches to studying flight in the late 1800s?
(a) Mathematical models and real models.
(b) Models and manned gliders.
(c) Models and flight using animals.
(d) Mathematical models and manned gliders.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Amos Root's article published?

2. How much did the Smithsonian institution give Langley to continue his work on planes?

3. Why did Orville drop out of high school?

4. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?

5. Where did George Cayley live?

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