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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How fast was the wind at Kitty Hawk?
(a) 15 to 30 mph average.
(b) 25 to 50 mph average.
(c) 5 to10 mph average.
(d) 10 to 20 mph average.

3. When did Orville give up piloting?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1915.

4. How did the Wright brothers see the possibility of flight?
(a) As limitless.
(b) As good for the cargo industry.
(c) As good for the military.
(d) As good for the transport industry.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the Wright brothers do on sunny days at Kill Devil Hills?

3. What was Wilbur's temperament?

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

5. Where did Orville go to to fix the shafts issues?

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