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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lilienthal referred to as according to Chapter 3?
(a) The flying german.
(b) The bird man.
(c) The bat man.
(d) The flying man.

2. Who figured out the problem that made some flight of the glider go awry?
(a) Wilbur.
(b) Dr Langley.
(c) Orville.
(d) Katherine.

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

4. Where did Orville go to to fix the shafts issues?
(a) Boston.
(b) Topika.
(c) New York.
(d) Dayton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Da Vinci live?

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

3. In what state did the flight witnessed by Amos Root take place?

4. What were Kitty Hawk's giant sand dunes known as?

5. How many wing models did the Wright brothers test?

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