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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 do on sunny days at Kill Devil Hills?
(a) Flew the 1902 glider.
(b) Flew the 1904 glider.
(c) Flew the 1906 glider.
(d) Flew the 1903 glider.

2. How many wing models did the Wright brothers test?
(a) 200.
(b) 40.
(c) 250.
(d) 350.

3. 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.

4. When did the Wright brothers return to Kitty Hawk next?
(a) Summer 1903.
(b) Summer 1904.
(c) Summer 1901.
(d) Summer 1902.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did Amos Root travel to see the flying machine in Chapter 1?

2. What was Lilienthal referred to as according to Chapter 3?

3. What was Samuel Langley the head of?

4. What was the wing span of the Wright brothers' largest glider after running their wing experiments?

5. How fast was the wind at Kitty Hawk?

(see the answer key)

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