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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 did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?
(a) A utility grinding tool.
(b) The brakes of his bike.
(c) His assembly table.
(d) The bed of a printing machine.

2. What did Bishop Wright compare his sons' reading habits to?
(a) A mechanic.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A physician.
(d) A librerian.

3. What birds did the Wright brothers study to design what they thought was imperative to successful flight?
(a) Buzzards.
(b) Owls.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Bats.

4. What did the Wright brothers do on rainy days at Kill Devil Hills?
(a) Applied for a patent.
(b) Designed a new airplane.
(c) Calculated fligt parameters.
(d) Assembled the motorized plane.

5. What did the first prospect of the Wright brothers do?
(a) They turned them down.
(b) They asked for a free loan for a few months.
(c) They bought 5.
(d) They asked for a plane capable of dropping bombs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times did Wilbur circle the Huffman Prairie during his 39-minute flight?

2. How long did the press say it would take for men to fly?

3. What was the contract between the U.S. Signal Corp and the Wright brothers for?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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