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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 build to test wings?
(a) A hill.
(b) Model airplane.
(c) A plane catapult.
(d) A wind tunnel.

2. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. Where was Wilbur born?
(a) New York.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Utha.
(d) Ohio.

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

5. Who figured out the problem that made some flight of the glider go awry?
(a) Orville.
(b) Dr Langley.
(c) Wilbur.
(d) Katherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the flight during the second trial last?

2. What did the 39-minute flight make the Flyer III?

3. What did Bishop Wright compare his sons' reading habits to?

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

5. When was the flyer designed for competition debuted?

(see the answer key)

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