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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What took 5 months to design?
(a) The injection system.
(b) The propeller.
(c) The fuel.
(d) A carburator that works when the plane is upside down.

2. How many basic requirements would a powered flying machine have based on the Wright's research?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. In what state did the flight witnessed by Amos Root take place?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Maine.
(c) Florida.
(d) New York.

4. Where is Kitty Hawk located?
(a) New York.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Maine.

5. When did Orville sell his interest in his plane building business?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the magazine Amos Root published his article about the Wright's flight about?

2. How far did Amos Root travel to see the flying machine in Chapter 1?

3. What did Orville declare the world stood at the beginning of in Chapter 10?

4. How long did the Wright brothers go without flying after 1905 according to Chapter 8?

5. How many times was Wilbur able to circle the Huffman prairie on November 9th?

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