The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Russell Freedman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Russell Freedman
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did George Cayley live?
(a) Sweden.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Britain.

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

5. How much did the U.S. Army give Langley to continue his work on planes?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $ 40,000.
(c) $ 30,000.
(d) $50,000.

6. What was the profession of the Wright's brothers' father?
(a) A bike repair man.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) A bishop.
(d) A printer.

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

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

9. How many years did Langley spend testing models before choosing a design?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

10. What did the Wright brothers have in common in adulthood?
(a) They were both blonde with blue eyes.
(b) They both liked the same kind of music.
(c) They didn't drink, smoke or get married.
(d) They were attracted to the same kind of women.

11. What was Lilienthal referred to as according to Chapter 3?
(a) The flying german.
(b) The bird man.
(c) The flying man.
(d) The bat man.

12. What was the magazine Amos Root published his article about the Wright's flight about?
(a) Golf.
(b) Auto repair.
(c) Plane.
(d) Beekeeping.

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

14. What did the monk, Eilmer, blame his crash on?
(a) Not using feather
(b) Not having waited for good wind.
(c) Not having a tail.
(d) Not having used wax.

15. Where did the Wright brothers have permission to test the plane?
(a) The Crowman Field.
(b) The Smith's Property.
(c) Huffman Prairie.
(d) The Markus Estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Wilbur write a letter to the Smithsonian asking for information about flight?

2. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?

3. How old was Bishop Wright when he died?

4. When was Ed Sines promoted as manger of the bike shop?

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

(see the answer keys)

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