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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 did the plane motor have to be?
(a) As light as possible.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Light and powerful.
(d) Heavy to avoid vibration problems.

2. How many times did Wilbur circle the Huffman Prairie during his 39-minute flight?
(a) 53 times.
(b) 25 times.
(c) 15 times.
(d) 30 times.

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

4. What did the Wright brothers do when they returned home?
(a) Contacted the war department.
(b) Built another flyer.
(c) Wrote a press release.
(d) Took a picture of them in flight.

5. What did the 39-minute flight make the Flyer III?
(a) The first airplane to cross a field.
(b) The first commercial airplane.
(c) The first cargo airplane.
(d) The first practical airplane.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Wilbur did Orville arrive in Kitty Hawk?

2. What happened during the first test flight of the new plane?

3. What did the first prospect of the Wright brothers do?

4. How long after the first trial did the second trial take place?

5. How many flights did Wilbur make in Camp D'Auvours?

(see the answer key)

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