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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Wilbur contact to get information to choose a test location?
(a) The U.S. Coast Guard.
(b) Dr. Langley.
(c) U.S. Weather Bureau.
(d) U.S. War Department.

2. What were the Wright brothers operating?
(a) A childcare center.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A bike shop.
(d) A car repair shop.

3. When did Da Vinci live?
(a) 19th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 16th century.
(d) 11th century.

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

5. What education did the Wright brothers have?
(a) Never finished high school.
(b) Never went to school.
(c) College.
(d) They were home schooled.

6. In what state did the flight witnessed by Amos Root take place?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Florida.
(c) Maine.
(d) New York.

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

8. Why did Orville drop out of high school?
(a) To start a toy business.
(b) To start a plane business.
(c) To start a printing business.
(d) To start a bike business.

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

10. When did the Wrights' mother die?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1887.

11. How much did the U.S. Army give Langley to continue his work on planes?
(a) $ 40,000.
(b) $ 30,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $50,000.

12. What was Orville's temperament?
(a) Soft spoken.
(b) Gregarious.
(c) Hard headed.
(d) Quiet.

13. When was Orville born?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1867.

14. Where is Kitty Hawk located?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Maine.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was piloting the flying machine Amos Root came to see in Chapter 1?

2. What did the monk, Eilmer, blame his crash on?

3. Who salvaged the Wrights brothers' kites?

4. What did Bishop Wright answer to the question about which of his sons was the most influential in their duo?

5. What was the magazine Amos Root published his article about the Wright's flight about?

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