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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 know they wouldn't do at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Add larger fabric wings.
(b) Attach any motor on one of the glider.
(c) Put three people on a plane.
(d) Add a wood cabin for the pilot.
2. What was Samuel Langley the head of?
(a) The U.S. Post Office.
(b) The US War Department.
(c) The U.S. travel department.
(d) The Smithsonian Insitution.
3. How many basic requirements would a powered flying machine have based on the Wright's research?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.
4. When did the Wright brothers return to Kitty Hawk next?
(a) Summer 1901.
(b) Summer 1903.
(c) Summer 1902.
(d) Summer 1904.
5. When was the Flyer III built?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1902.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Orville and Wilbur do together as children according to Chapter 2?
2. How long did the flight witnessed by Amos Root last?
3. What happened during the two times reporters came to see the Wright brothers fly?
4. Why did the Wright Brothers have to build a new frame for the powered aircraft?
5. How long was Wilbur's flight around the Huffman Prairie on November 9th?
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