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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many basic requirements would a powered flying machine have based on the Wright's research?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

3. How many flights did Wilbur make in Camp D'Auvours?
(a) Over 100.
(b) Over 1000.
(c) Over 25.
(d) Over 500.

4. When did the U.S. Signal Corps sign a contract with the Wright brothers?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1908.

5. What did the Wright brothers do on rainy days at Kill Devil Hills?
(a) Calculated fligt parameters.
(b) Designed a new airplane.
(c) Assembled the motorized plane.
(d) Applied for a patent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the 39-minute flight make the Flyer III?

2. Why were the customers of the bike shop forced to wait outside the shop?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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