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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Samuel Langley the head of?
(a) The U.S. travel department.
(b) The US War Department.
(c) The U.S. Post Office.
(d) The Smithsonian Insitution.

2. What did Orville and Wilbur do together as children according to Chapter 2?
(a) Chase girls.
(b) Everything.
(c) Explore.
(d) Eat.

3. Why were the customers of the bike shop forced to wait outside the shop?
(a) The brothers wanted to keep their work a secret.
(b) The Wright brothers took over most of the shop for their plane project.
(c) The customers were afraid of the plane.
(d) The brothers where using dangerous chemical.

4. What did the Wright brothers' first prospect want from them?
(a) A technique to launch planes from boats.
(b) The loan of a plane.
(c) A demonstration.
(d) Planes capable of carrying 10 soldiers.

5. Who tried to convince the Wright brothers to fly publicly?
(a) Langley.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Bishop Wright.
(d) Chanute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drawback did Huffman Prairie have?

2. How old was Bishop Wright when he died?

3. Who was offered the right to the Wrights' plane first?

4. What was the name of the Wrights' sister?

5. How long did the flights in August last?

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