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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers start to devise a way to do at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Add larger wings.
(b) Attach a motor on the glider.
(c) Add a cabine for the pilot.
(d) Put two people on the glider.

2. What was Orville's temperament?
(a) Hard headed.
(b) Gregarious.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Soft spoken.

3. When was Wilbur born?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1868.

4. What would need to be done to solve the problem of the awry flights?
(a) Put the pilot on the top wing.
(b) Make the tail movable.
(c) Make the wind lighter.
(d) Have wheels instead of skids for landing.

5. What did the Wright brothers have to design?
(a) The fuel.
(b) A carburetor that works when the plane is upside down.
(c) The propellers.
(d) The injection system.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the brothers decide who was going to pilot the new plane?

2. When did Wilbur write a letter to the Smithsonian asking for information about flight?

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

4. How many versions of a glider did Lilienthal build?

5. When was Orville born?

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