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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 Wilbur write a letter to the Smithsonian asking for information about flight?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1897.

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

3. When was Amos Root's article published?
(a) January 12, 1905.
(b) January 11, 1905.
(c) January 1, 1905.
(d) January 10, 1905.

4. How long after their flight did Wilbur and Orville contact a family member?
(a) The next day.
(b) 2 days after.
(c) 12 days after.
(d) 4 days after.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Wilbur and Orville contact after their successful flight?

2. What was the weight of the Wright brothers' largest glider after running their wing experiments?

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

4. When did Da Vinci live?

5. When did Lilienthal die?

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