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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Wright brothers start working at Huffman Prairie?
(a) Spring 1903.
(b) Spring 1906.
(c) Spring 1905.
(d) Spring 1904.

2. Why did the Wright brothers refuse to give their prospect what they wanted?
(a) They wanted to be paid in advance.
(b) They refused to sell the exclusivity.
(c) They were afraid of people stealing their design.
(d) They didn't think it was possible.

3. What happened on May 14, 1908?
(a) The Wright brothers flew a 10-man plane.
(b) The Wright brothers flew a 20-man plane.
(c) The Wright brothers flew a 4-man plane.
(d) The Wright brothers flew a 2-man plane.

4. What did the Wright brothers decide after contacting their first prospect?
(a) Stop selling the plane.
(b) Sell the plane only to americans.
(c) Sell the plane to whoever wanted it.
(d) Make the plane a military secret.

5. Who was offered the right to the Wrights' plane first?
(a) Federal Express.
(b) The Pony Express.
(c) The U.S. Post Office.
(d) The U.S. War Department.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after their flight did Wilbur and Orville contact a family member?

2. How long did the Wright brothers take to do their wing experiments?

3. What did Bishop Wright write after receiving the telegram from his sons in Chapter 7?

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

5. What did the Wright brothers build to test wings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened for the next two and a half years according to Chapter 8?

2. What happened for the first time at the end of May?

3. What did the Wright brothers work on in the spring of 1904?

4. Why did the U.S. War Department turn the Wrights down?

5. What problems did the brothers encounter?

6. What did the brothers build to test different types of wing surfaces?

7. What did Katherine write to her father?

8. What did Wilbur write to manufacturers about?

9. What did the Wright brothers write at the start of Chapter 7?

10. What was clear about the Wright Flyer being considered a practical airplane?

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