The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Russell Freedman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Russell Freedman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?
(a) The Minotaur.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) The Arabian Nights fables.
(d) Icarus.

2. What did the 39-minute flight make the Flyer III?
(a) The first commercial airplane.
(b) The first cargo airplane.
(c) The first practical airplane.
(d) The first airplane to cross a field.

3. Who was piloting the flying machine Amos Root came to see in Chapter 1?
(a) Wilbur Wright.
(b) Amos Root.
(c) Carl Huffman.
(d) Orville Wright.

4. When was the first coast-to-coast flight across the U.S. made?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1911.

5. When was the first non-stop transcontinental flight made?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1924.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Lilienthal glider look like?

2. How long after Lilienthal's fatal accident did the Wright brothers fly?

3. How many manufacturers were able to provide an engine to the Wright's specifications?

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

5. What did almost all the New Yorkers at the end of Chapter 9 have in common?

(see the answer key)

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