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

2. How long did the press say it would take for men to fly?
(a) 1 to 10 million years.
(b) 5 to 10 million years.
(c) 2 to 10 million years.
(d) 10 million years.

3. How long after Wilbur did Orville arrive in Kitty Hawk?
(a) 11 days.
(b) 12 days.
(c) 15 days.
(d) 10 days.

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

5. How many versions of a glider did Lilienthal build?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the pilot steer the plane?

2. How many bike shops did the brothers have by 1899?

3. What toy inspired the Wright brothers in flight?

4. How was the Wrights' glider sent to Kitty Hawk?

5. When did Lilienthal die?

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