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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Icarus' wings fail?
(a) He flew too close to the sun.
(b) He tried to plung in the water.
(c) He tried to take on too much weight.
(d) He tried to go to fast.

2. What did the monk, Eilmer, blame his crash on?
(a) Not using feather
(b) Not having a tail.
(c) Not having used wax.
(d) Not having waited for good wind.

3. Where was the new motorized glider assembled?
(a) In Maine.
(b) In Ohio.
(c) Kill Devil Hills.
(d) Boston.

4. What did the Wright brothers know they wouldn't do at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Add larger fabric wings.
(b) Add a wood cabin for the pilot.
(c) Put three people on a plane.
(d) Attach any motor on one of the glider.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times did Wilbur circle the Huffman Prairie during his 39-minute flight?

3. What did people around Huffman Prairie begin to take notice of in late 1905?

4. How much did the Smithsonian institution give Langley to continue his work on planes?

5. What made the second attempt the first powered flight?

(see the answer key)

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