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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?
(a) A utility grinding tool.
(b) The brakes of his bike.
(c) The bed of a printing machine.
(d) His assembly table.

2. How long after Lilienthal's fatal accident did the Wright brothers fly?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 3 years.

3. How many of the Wrights' flights went awry with their largest glider?
(a) 1 in 50.
(b) 5 in 50.
(c) 1 in 500.
(d) 1 in 25.

4. What took 5 months to design?
(a) The propeller.
(b) The fuel.
(c) A carburator that works when the plane is upside down.
(d) The injection system.

5. What education did the Wright brothers have?
(a) Never went to school.
(b) They were home schooled.
(c) College.
(d) Never finished high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Benedictine monk Eilmer live?

2. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?

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

4. Why did Icarus' wings fail?

5. Where is Kitty Hawk located?

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