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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Wright Brothers have to build a new frame for the powered aircraft?

2. What did the Wright brothers do when they returned home?

3. What did the 39-minute flight make the Flyer III?

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

5. When did Wilbur have his first turn with the new flyer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the brothers arrive in Kill Devil Hills in September 1903?

2. What problems did the brothers encounter?

3. What did the Wright brothers work on in the spring of 1904?

4. What did Wilbur and Orville do with success?

5. What happened on November 9?

6. What happened for the first time at the end of May?

7. Why did the U.S. War Department turn the Wrights down?

8. What record did Wilbur set on October 5, 1905?

9. What did Wilbur write to manufacturers about?

10. What did the Wright brothers realize upon their return to Ohio in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact that Wilbur Wright's death had on Orville Wright and examine his life after his brother's passing.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the significance that competitions and aerial exhibitions had on the success of the Wright brothers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impact that aviation had on warfare.

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