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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 did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?
(a) The Arabian Nights fables.
(b) The Minotaur.
(c) Moby Dick.
(d) Icarus.

2. How many siblings did the Wright brothers have?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. Who was piloting the flying machine Amos Root came to see in Chapter 1?
(a) Amos Root.
(b) Wilbur Wright.
(c) Carl Huffman.
(d) Orville Wright.

4. Why did Orville drop out of high school?
(a) To start a bike business.
(b) To start a plane business.
(c) To start a toy business.
(d) To start a printing business.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Benedictine monk Eilmer live?

2. When did the Wrights' mother die?

3. What was Orville's temperament?

4. What was Samuel Langley the head of?

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

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