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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Wilbur write a letter to the Smithsonian asking for information about flight?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1898.

2. How did the pilot steer the plane?
(a) Laying down on the upper wing.
(b) Sitting on the upper wing.
(c) Sitting on the lower wing.
(d) Face down on the lower wing.

3. What birds did the Wright brothers study to design what they thought was imperative to successful flight?
(a) Owls.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Bats.
(d) Buzzards.

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

5. Where did George Cayley live?
(a) Britain.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Sweden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the wing span of the Wright brothers' largest glider after running their wing experiments?

2. When did George Cayley build the first successful model gliders?

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

4. Where is Kitty Hawk located?

5. Where was the new motorized glider assembled?

(see the answer key)

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