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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many bike shops did the brothers have by 1899?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

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

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

4. What were Kitty Hawk's giant sand dunes known as?
(a) King Geaorge Hill.
(b) Kill Devil Hill.
(c) Kill of the Hill.
(d) King Devil Hill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast was the wind at Kitty Hawk?

2. What birds did the Wright brothers study to design what they thought was imperative to successful flight?

3. What was Wilbur's temperament?

4. What education did the Wright brothers have?

5. In what state did the flight witnessed by Amos Root take place?

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