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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 siblings did the Wright brothers have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

2. In what state did the flight witnessed by Amos Root take place?
(a) Maine.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Florida.
(d) New York.

3. What was Samuel Langley the head of?
(a) The Smithsonian Insitution.
(b) The U.S. travel department.
(c) The U.S. Post Office.
(d) The US War Department.

4. When did George Cayley build the first successful model gliders?
(a) 1807.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1804.
(d) 1805.

5. Where did George Cayley live?
(a) Britain.
(b) France.
(c) Sweden.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the monk, Eilmer, blame his crash on?

2. Who was Icarus' father?

3. What did the Wright brothers have in common in adulthood?

4. What was Wilbur's contribution to the Wright brothers' duo?

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

(see the answer key)

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