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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bishop Wright compare his inseparable sons to?
(a) Twins.
(b) Siamese twins.
(c) Cat and dog.
(d) Black and white.

2. What would need to be done to solve the problem of the awry flights?
(a) Put the pilot on the top wing.
(b) Make the tail movable.
(c) Have wheels instead of skids for landing.
(d) Make the wind lighter.

3. What did Orville and Wilbur do together as children according to Chapter 2?
(a) Eat.
(b) Chase girls.
(c) Everything.
(d) Explore.

4. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?
(a) The Minotaur.
(b) Icarus.
(c) The Arabian Nights fables.
(d) Moby Dick.

5. What did the plane motor have to be?
(a) As light as possible.
(b) Heavy to avoid vibration problems.
(c) Light and powerful.
(d) Powerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast was the plane for the U.S. Signal Corp made by the Wright brothers supposed to fly?

2. Where was the new motorized glider assembled?

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

4. How long after Wilbur did Orville arrive in Kitty Hawk?

5. What were Icarus' wings made of?

(see the answer key)

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