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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the Wright brothers return to Kitty Hawk next?
(a) Summer 1904.
(b) Summer 1901.
(c) Summer 1903.
(d) Summer 1902.

3. How old was Bishop Wright when he died?
(a) 65.
(b) 88.
(c) 59.
(d) 90.

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

5. What did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?
(a) The brakes of his bike.
(b) A utility grinding tool.
(c) His assembly table.
(d) The bed of a printing machine.

6. When did Wilbur write a letter to the Smithsonian asking for information about flight?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1897.

7. What did Bishop Wright answer to the question about which of his sons was the most influential in their duo?
(a) That they were equals.
(b) That Orville was more influential.
(c) That Wilbur was more influential.
(d) That their sister Katherine was the real mastermind.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What was the Wrights' mother's name?
(a) Roxanna.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Sophy.
(d) Susan.

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

15. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What education did the Wright brothers have?

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

3. Where did George Cayley live?

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

5. Who was piloting the flying machine Amos Root came to see in Chapter 1?

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