View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bishop Wright answer to the question about which of his sons was the most influential in their duo?
(a) That they were equals.
(b) That Wilbur was more influential.
(c) That their sister Katherine was the real mastermind.
(d) That Orville was more influential.

2. When did George Cayley build the first successful model gliders?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1805.

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

4. How many manufacturers were able to provide an engine to the Wright's specifications?
(a) 2.
(b) None.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

5. Where was Orville born?
(a) Utha.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two approaches to studying flight in the late 1800s?

2. What were Icarus' wings made of?

3. What did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?

4. When did Lilienthal die?

5. Where did George Cayley live?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 187 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample