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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who salvaged the Wrights brothers' kites?
(a) The town sheriff.
(b) The postmaster.
(c) The store clerk.
(d) A fisherman.

2. How far did Amos Root travel to see the flying machine in Chapter 1?
(a) 300 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 400 miles.

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

4. What birds did the Wright brothers study to design what they thought was imperative to successful flight?
(a) Buzzards.
(b) Owls.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Bats.

5. When did Lilienthal die?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1897.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bishop Wright when he died?

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

3. What did the Lilienthal glider look like?

4. Why did Orville drop out of high school?

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

(see the answer key)

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