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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Wrights' mother die?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1885.

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

3. Where was the plane built?
(a) In a boat shop.
(b) In a car repair shop.
(c) In a seamstress shop.
(d) In a bicycle shop.

4. Where was Wilbur born?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Utha.
(c) New York.
(d) Ohio.

5. What were the Wright brothers afraid of according to Chapter 8?
(a) Having a fair price for their plane.
(b) People stealing their invention.
(c) People crashing.
(d) People using planes to wage war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Icarus' father?

2. What did the Wright brothers have to design?

3. What were Kitty Hawk's giant sand dunes known as?

4. Why did Orville drop out of high school?

5. Where did Orville go to to fix the shafts issues?

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