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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Icarus' father?
(a) Lapyx.
(b) Daedalus.
(c) Perdix.
(d) Tales.

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

3. How far did Amos Root travel to see the flying machine in Chapter 1?
(a) 400 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 300 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

4. How many bike shops did the brothers have by 1899?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Orville's temperament?

2. When was Ed Sines promoted as manger of the bike shop?

3. What birds did the Wright brothers study to design what they thought was imperative to successful flight?

4. When did the Wrights' mother die?

5. How long after Wilbur did Orville arrive in Kitty Hawk?

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