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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What made the second attempt the first powered flight?
(a) The machine climbed up.
(b) The plane had a motor.
(c) The motor was running during flight.
(d) The machine moved forward without reduction of speed.

3. What did the plane motor have to be?
(a) Heavy to avoid vibration problems.
(b) Light and powerful.
(c) Powerful.
(d) As light as possible.

4. What was Orville's temperament?
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Soft spoken.
(c) Hard headed.
(d) Quiet.

5. Why did the Wright Brothers have to build a new frame for the powered aircraft?
(a) The glider one was too short.
(b) So it was able to withstand the motor vibration and weight.
(c) They wanted it to be a two person airplane.
(d) They wanted to add sponsors on the frame.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the brothers decide who was going to pilot the new plane?

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

3. What would need to be done to solve the problem of the awry flights?

4. What happened during the first test flight of the new plane?

5. What characteristics did the Wright brothers want for their engine?

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