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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 Da Vinci live?
(a) 19th century.
(b) 11th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 16th century.

2. Who did Wilbur and Orville contact after their successful flight?
(a) Their sister.
(b) Thir agent.
(c) Their mother.
(d) Their father.

3. What did the Wright brothers start to devise a way to do at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Attach a motor on the glider.
(b) Put two people on the glider.
(c) Add larger wings.
(d) Add a cabine for the pilot.

4. How many manufacturers were able to provide an engine to the Wright's specifications?
(a) 1.
(b) None.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did George Cayley live?

2. What toy inspired the Wright brothers in flight?

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

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

5. What did the Wright brothers have to design?

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