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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Kitty Hawk's giant sand dunes known as?
(a) Kill Devil Hill.
(b) Kill of the Hill.
(c) King Devil Hill.
(d) King Geaorge Hill.

2. What did Bishop Wright write after receiving the telegram from his sons in Chapter 7?
(a) A letter to their financial backer.
(b) A letter to the war department.
(c) A press statement.
(d) A letter to their agent.

3. What did the Wright brothers have to design?
(a) A carburetor that works when the plane is upside down.
(b) The fuel.
(c) The injection system.
(d) The propellers.

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

5. How long after Lilienthal's fatal accident did the Wright brothers fly?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Wilbur write a letter to the Smithsonian asking for information about flight?

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

3. What was Lilienthal referred to as according to Chapter 3?

4. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?

5. What did the Wright brothers realize concerning the data they had in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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