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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?
(a) His assembly table.
(b) The bed of a printing machine.
(c) A utility grinding tool.
(d) The brakes of his bike.

2. What were the two approaches to studying flight in the late 1800s?
(a) Mathematical models and manned gliders.
(b) Models and manned gliders.
(c) Models and flight using animals.
(d) Mathematical models and real models.

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

4. What was Samuel Langley the head of?
(a) The U.S. travel department.
(b) The U.S. Post Office.
(c) The Smithsonian Insitution.
(d) The US War Department.

5. What were Icarus' wings made of?
(a) Bones and fabric.
(b) Wax and feathers.
(c) Wax and fabric.
(d) Wood and fabric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of flight were the Wright brothers surprised was not paid attention to?

2. Where did the Wright brothers have permission to test the plane?

3. What did Bishop Wright answer to the question about which of his sons was the most influential in their duo?

4. Where was Orville born?

5. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?

(see the answer key)

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