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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What were Icarus' wings made of?
(a) Bones and fabric.
(b) Wood and fabric.
(c) Wax and fabric.
(d) Wax and feathers.

4. How many years did Langley spend testing models before choosing a design?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

5. When was Ed Sines promoted as manger of the bike shop?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1892.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Wright Brothers have to build a new frame for the powered aircraft?

2. When did the Wright brothers arrive at Kill Devil Hills?

3. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?

4. Where did the Wright brothers have permission to test the plane?

5. What did the Wright brothers know they wouldn't do at the start of Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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