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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Wright brothers have permission to test the plane?
(a) The Smith's Property.
(b) The Crowman Field.
(c) Huffman Prairie.
(d) The Markus Estate.

2. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. Why did Orville drop out of high school?
(a) To start a plane business.
(b) To start a printing business.
(c) To start a toy business.
(d) To start a bike business.

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

5. How long did Langley's aerodrome stay airborne in May 6, 1896?
(a) 90 seconds.
(b) 120 seconds.
(c) 60 seconds.
(d) 30 seconds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two approaches to studying flight in the late 1800s?

2. When did the Benedictine monk Eilmer live?

3. How much did the Smithsonian institution give Langley to continue his work on planes?

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

5. Who salvaged the Wrights brothers' kites?

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