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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did Langley spend testing models before choosing a design?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

2. What caused frustration for the Wrights?
(a) Problems with the shaft used as wing support
(b) Prblems with the wheels shaft.
(c) Problems with the propeller shafts and transmission.
(d) Problems with the shaft used for control.

3. When did Orville returned to Kill Devil Hills?
(a) December 1905.
(b) December 1903.
(c) December 1906.
(d) December 1904.

4. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. Why did the Wright Brothers have to build a new frame for the powered aircraft?
(a) The glider one was too short.
(b) So it was able to withstand the motor vibration and weight.
(c) They wanted it to be a two person airplane.
(d) They wanted to add sponsors on the frame.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession of the Wright's brothers' father?

2. What would need to be done to solve the problem of the awry flights?

3. What did the plane motor have to be?

4. Where was Orville born?

5. What did the Wright brothers start to devise a way to do at the end of Chapter 5?

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