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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the Wright brothers take to do their wing experiments?
(a) Several days.
(b) Several hours.
(c) Several years.
(d) Several weeks.

2. How many manufacturers were able to provide an engine to the Wright's specifications?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) None.

3. What would need to be done to solve the problem of the awry flights?
(a) Make the wind lighter.
(b) Have wheels instead of skids for landing.
(c) Put the pilot on the top wing.
(d) Make the tail movable.

4. What did the Wright brothers do on rainy days at Kill Devil Hills?
(a) Assembled the motorized plane.
(b) Calculated fligt parameters.
(c) Designed a new airplane.
(d) Applied for a patent.

5. Who salvaged the Wrights brothers' kites?
(a) The town sheriff.
(b) The postmaster.
(c) The store clerk.
(d) A fisherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Wright Brothers have to build a new frame for the powered aircraft?

2. When was Orville born?

3. What were the two approaches to studying flight in the late 1800s?

4. Who did Wilbur contact to get information to choose a test location?

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

(see the answer key)

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