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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused frustration for the Wrights?
(a) Problems with the propeller shafts and transmission.
(b) Problems with the shaft used for control.
(c) Prblems with the wheels shaft.
(d) Problems with the shaft used as wing support

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

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

4. How fast was the wind at Kitty Hawk?
(a) 15 to 30 mph average.
(b) 25 to 50 mph average.
(c) 10 to 20 mph average.
(d) 5 to10 mph average.

5. How many basic requirements would a powered flying machine have based on the Wright's research?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the new motorized glider assembled?

3. When did Wilbur arrive in Kitty Hawk?

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

5. What was the Wrights' mother's name?

(see the answer key)

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