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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 was Lilienthal referred to as according to Chapter 3?
(a) The flying man.
(b) The bat man.
(c) The bird man.
(d) The flying german.

2. How long after Lilienthal's fatal accident did the Wright brothers fly?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. What characteristics did the Wright brothers want for their engine?
(a) 8 horsepower and less than 200 pound.
(b) 8 horsepower and less than 150 pound.
(c) 20 horsepower and less than 200 pound.
(d) 16 horsepower and less than 150 pound.

4. How many of the Wrights' flights went awry with their largest glider?
(a) 1 in 500.
(b) 5 in 50.
(c) 1 in 50.
(d) 1 in 25.

5. When was Wilbur born?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1867.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the flight witnessed by Amos Root last?

2. When did the Wrights' mother die?

3. What did the first prospect of the Wright brothers do?

4. When did Wilbur set his 39-minute flight record?

5. When was Amos Root's article published?

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