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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were pilots usually able to fly?
(a) Only when it was not raining.
(b) Any time.
(c) At daytime in favorable conditions.
(d) Any time during the day.

2. Why would the Wright brothers have a clear conscience?
(a) They sold 200 to the U.S. Army.
(b) They tried to sell it to the U.S. government first.
(c) They sold a license to the U.S. Army.
(d) They patented the plane.

3. What replaced skids?
(a) Wheels.
(b) Planks.
(c) A flat bottom.
(d) Inflatable couchin.

4. When was the first non-stop transcontinental flight made?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1915.

5. What does Bishop Wright compare his inseparable sons to?
(a) Cat and dog.
(b) Siamese twins.
(c) Twins.
(d) Black and white.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who began demonstration flights at Fort Mayer in 1908 according to Chapter 9?

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

3. How many New Yorkers watched the one flight described at the end of Chapter 9?

4. When did Wilbur write a letter to the Smithsonian asking for information about flight?

5. When did the Wright brothers arrive at Kill Devil Hills?

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