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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who salvaged the Wrights brothers' kites?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) The town sheriff.
(c) The store clerk.
(d) The postmaster.

3. When was the Flyer III built?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1902.

4. What happened during the first test flight of the new plane?
(a) The plane stall.
(b) The plane land in water.
(c) The plane hit the ground.
(d) The plane flip over.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the wings in a plane used for?

2. What were Icarus' wings made of?

3. What were the Wright brothers afraid of according to Chapter 8?

4. When did the Benedictine monk Eilmer live?

5. What did the Wright brothers decide after contacting their first prospect?

(see the answer key)

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