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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Kitty Hawk's giant sand dunes known as?

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

3. What was the Wrights' mother's name?

4. What part of flight were the Wright brothers surprised was not paid attention to?

5. How many bike shops did the brothers have by 1899?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Sir George Cayley known for?

2. What did the brothers always have a knack for?

3. What was the difference between the Wright brother's glider and that of Chanute and Lilienthal?

4. How were the Wright brothers different?

5. Who were Wilbur and Orville Wright?

6. What did Bishop Wright say about his sons regarding who contributed the most to the business?

7. What did Otto Lilienthal pioneer according to Chapter 3?

8. Who was Eilmer?

9. What did Wilbur need to know to find good test locations?

10. What did Amos Root hear of according to Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of the Smithsonian Institution and the United States War Department in financing the development of aircraft.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Lilienthal's aircraft with that of the Wright brothers and compare their background and other information.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship that the Wright brothers had with the United States War Department.

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