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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How fast was the wind at Kitty Hawk?
(a) 5 to10 mph average.
(b) 15 to 30 mph average.
(c) 10 to 20 mph average.
(d) 25 to 50 mph average.

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

3. Who was piloting the flying machine Amos Root came to see in Chapter 1?
(a) Amos Root.
(b) Orville Wright.
(c) Wilbur Wright.
(d) Carl Huffman.

4. When was the first bridge across the Missouri built?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1869.

5. What are the wings in a plane used for?
(a) Stabilize the flight.
(b) Gain lift.
(c) Support the pilot.
(d) Support the engine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many manufacturers were able to provide an engine to the Wright's specifications?

2. Why did Icarus' wings fail?

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

4. How far did Amos Root travel to see the flying machine in Chapter 1?

5. When did Lilienthal die?

(see the answer key)

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