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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Langley try the full size version of his plane for the first time?
(a) October 17, 1903.
(b) October 7, 1903.
(c) October 27, 1903.
(d) October 12, 1903.

2. What was Wilbur's temperament?
(a) Hard headed.
(b) Gregarious.
(c) Soft spoken.
(d) Quiet.

3. When did the Benedictine monk Eilmer live?
(a) 11th century.
(b) 12th century.
(c) 13th century.
(d) 14th century.

4. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) The Minotaur.
(c) The Arabian Nights fables.
(d) Icarus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Ivonette according to Chapter 2?

3. When did the Wright brothers return to Kitty Hawk next?

4. When did Da Vinci live?

5. What did Orville and Wilbur do together as children according to Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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