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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 full size gliders did Cayley build?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

3. How long was Wilbur's flight around the Huffman Prairie on November 9th?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 35 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

4. What was Samuel Langley the head of?
(a) The U.S. Post Office.
(b) The Smithsonian Insitution.
(c) The US War Department.
(d) The U.S. travel department.

5. Where did Orville go to to fix the shafts issues?
(a) Topika.
(b) Boston.
(c) Dayton.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Lilienthal glider look like?

2. How long after Lilienthal's fatal accident did the Wright brothers fly?

3. How long did the flights in August last?

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

5. What did the Wright brothers do when they returned home?

(see the answer key)

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