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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the pilot steer the plane?
(a) Sitting on the upper wing.
(b) Sitting on the lower wing.
(c) Laying down on the upper wing.
(d) Face down on the lower wing.

2. When did the Wright brothers return to Kitty Hawk next?
(a) Summer 1904.
(b) Summer 1903.
(c) Summer 1901.
(d) Summer 1902.

3. How long did the flight witnessed by Amos Root last?
(a) 4 minutes, 36 seconds.
(b) 3 minutes, 36 seconds.
(c) 1 minute, 36 seconds.
(d) 2 minutes, 36 seconds.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the Wrights' mother's name?

3. What education did the Wright brothers have?

4. When did George Cayley build the first successful model gliders?

5. What was Wilbur's contribution to the Wright brothers' duo?

(see the answer key)

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