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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the wings in a plane used for?
(a) Support the engine.
(b) Stabilize the flight.
(c) Gain lift.
(d) Support the pilot.

2. How long did Langley's aerodrome stay airborne in May 6, 1896?
(a) 60 seconds.
(b) 120 seconds.
(c) 30 seconds.
(d) 90 seconds.

3. Where was the plane built?
(a) In a bicycle shop.
(b) In a car repair shop.
(c) In a seamstress shop.
(d) In a boat shop.

4. What was the name of the Wrights' sister?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Korina.
(d) Juliette.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?

2. What did Bishop Wright answer to the question about which of his sons was the most influential in their duo?

3. What education did the Wright brothers have?

4. How long did the flight witnessed by Amos Root last?

5. What birds did the Wright brothers study to design what they thought was imperative to successful flight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Wilbur need to know to find good test locations?

2. What was the Wright Cycle Company?

3. What did Amos Root hear of according to Chapter 1?

4. Who was Dr. Samuel Pierpoint Langley?

5. Where was Wilbur Wright when Root arrived?

6. What did the brothers always have a knack for?

7. Who was Icarus?

8. What was the difference between the Wright brother's glider and that of Chanute and Lilienthal?

9. What did Root do upon returning to Medina, Ohio?

10. What did Otto Lilienthal pioneer according to Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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