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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Wrights' mother die?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1887.

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

3. What were Icarus' wings made of?
(a) Bones and fabric.
(b) Wood and fabric.
(c) Wax and fabric.
(d) Wax and feathers.

4. How did the Wright brothers contact their family member at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) By courrier.
(b) By phone.
(c) By telegram.
(d) By mail.

5. How did the pilot steer the plane?
(a) Face down on the lower wing.
(b) Laying down on the upper wing.
(c) Sitting on the upper wing.
(d) Sitting on the lower wing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did George Cayley live?

2. What took 5 months to design?

3. What made the second attempt the first powered flight?

4. How fast was the wind at Kitty Hawk?

5. What was the name of the Wrights' sister?

(see the answer key)

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