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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 Lilienthal die?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1899.

2. How long did the press say it would take for men to fly?
(a) 2 to 10 million years.
(b) 10 million years.
(c) 5 to 10 million years.
(d) 1 to 10 million years.

3. How long after the first trial did the second trial take place?
(a) 12 days later.
(b) 8 days later.
(c) 15 days later.
(d) 6 days later.

4. What did the Wright brothers build to test wings?
(a) A hill.
(b) Model airplane.
(c) A plane catapult.
(d) A wind tunnel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?

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

3. How long did the flight during the second trial last?

4. When did the Benedictine monk Eilmer live?

5. Who figured out the problem that made some flight of the glider go awry?

(see the answer key)

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