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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 long did the flight during the second trial last?
(a) 119 seconds.
(b) 12 seconds.
(c) 63 seconds.
(d) 5 seconds.

2. What education did the Wright brothers have?
(a) Never went to school.
(b) Never finished high school.
(c) College.
(d) They were home schooled.

3. How long after Wilbur did Orville arrive in Kitty Hawk?
(a) 11 days.
(b) 12 days.
(c) 15 days.
(d) 10 days.

4. When did George Cayley build the first successful model gliders?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1805.
(d) 1812.

5. How many siblings did the Wright brothers have?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the testing of the Wrights' new glider postponed from August to September?

2. What did the Wright brothers know they wouldn't do at the start of Chapter 6?

3. Where was Wilbur born?

4. How did the pilot steer the plane?

5. Why were the customers of the bike shop forced to wait outside the shop?

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