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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) 10 to 20 mph average.
(c) 15 to 30 mph average.
(d) 25 to 50 mph average.

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

3. When was Ed Sines promoted as manger of the bike shop?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1892.

4. How many of the Wrights' flights went awry with their largest glider?
(a) 1 in 500.
(b) 1 in 25.
(c) 1 in 50.
(d) 5 in 50.

5. How far did Amos Root travel to see the flying machine in Chapter 1?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 300 miles.
(c) 200 miles.
(d) 400 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lilienthal die?

2. What was Orville's contribution to the Wright brothers' duo?

3. How long did the Wright brothers take to do their wing experiments?

4. What was the magazine Amos Root published his article about the Wright's flight about?

5. Who was piloting the flying machine Amos Root came to see in Chapter 1?

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