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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 long after Wilbur did Orville arrive in Kitty Hawk?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 12 days.

2. What did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?
(a) A utility grinding tool.
(b) His assembly table.
(c) The brakes of his bike.
(d) The bed of a printing machine.

3. When did the Wrights' mother die?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1889.

4. What were Kitty Hawk's giant sand dunes known as?
(a) Kill Devil Hill.
(b) Kill of the Hill.
(c) King Geaorge Hill.
(d) King Devil Hill.

5. What were the Wright brothers operating?
(a) A car repair shop.
(b) A childcare center.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A bike shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession of the Wright's brothers' father?

2. When did Lilienthal die?

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

4. What was Lilienthal referred to as according to Chapter 3?

5. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?

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