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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the monk, Eilmer, blame his crash on?
(a) Not having used wax.
(b) Not using feather
(c) Not having waited for good wind.
(d) Not having a tail.

4. Why were the customers of the bike shop forced to wait outside the shop?
(a) The Wright brothers took over most of the shop for their plane project.
(b) The brothers where using dangerous chemical.
(c) The customers were afraid of the plane.
(d) The brothers wanted to keep their work a secret.

5. Who figured out the problem that made some flight of the glider go awry?
(a) Orville.
(b) Wilbur.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Dr Langley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Wilbur's temperament?

2. What did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?

3. What did Bishop Wright write after receiving the telegram from his sons in Chapter 7?

4. How long was Wilbur's flight around the Huffman Prairie on November 9th?

5. Who did Root compare the Wright brothers to in his articles?

(see the answer key)

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