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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many versions of a glider did Lilienthal build?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

2. When was the first bridge across the Missouri built?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1869.

3. When did the Benedictine monk Eilmer live?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 13th century.
(c) 11th century.
(d) 12th century.

4. Where was Orville born?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Utha.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Maine.

5. Who salvaged the Wrights brothers' kites?
(a) The postmaster.
(b) The town sheriff.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) The store clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the Wrights' glider sent to Kitty Hawk?

2. When did George Cayley build the first successful model gliders?

3. How many basic requirements would a powered flying machine have based on the Wright's research?

4. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?

5. When was Orville born?

(see the answer key)

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