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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers do on sunny days at Kill Devil Hills?
(a) Flew the 1906 glider.
(b) Flew the 1902 glider.
(c) Flew the 1903 glider.
(d) Flew the 1904 glider.

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

3. What did Bishop Wright write after receiving the telegram from his sons in Chapter 7?
(a) A press statement.
(b) A letter to their agent.
(c) A letter to their financial backer.
(d) A letter to the war department.

4. When was the first bridge across the Missouri built?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1869.

5. Who witnessed Wilbur's first flight with the flyer?
(a) Amos Root.
(b) Their sister.
(c) John Marshal of the New York Times.
(d) Their father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers decide after contacting their first prospect?

2. What did the plane motor have to be?

3. What was the wing span of the Wright brothers' largest glider after running their wing experiments?

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

5. What were Kitty Hawk's giant sand dunes known as?

(see the answer key)

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