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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Wilbur's contribution to the Wright brothers' duo?
(a) The enthusiasm.
(b) The mathematical skills.
(c) The mechanical skills.
(d) The vision.

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

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

4. What were the two approaches to studying flight in the late 1800s?
(a) Mathematical models and real models.
(b) Models and manned gliders.
(c) Mathematical models and manned gliders.
(d) Models and flight using animals.

5. When did Da Vinci live?
(a) 15th century.
(b) 19th century.
(c) 11th century.
(d) 16th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Wilbur arrive in Kitty Hawk?

2. What was Orville's contribution to the Wright brothers' duo?

3. How did the pilot steer the plane?

4. Where was the plane built?

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

(see the answer key)

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