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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did Lilienthal die?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1897.

4. How long after Lilienthal's fatal accident did the Wright brothers fly?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. What did the Wright brothers have in common in adulthood?
(a) They were attracted to the same kind of women.
(b) They both liked the same kind of music.
(c) They were both blonde with blue eyes.
(d) They didn't drink, smoke or get married.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times was Wilbur able to circle the Huffman prairie on November 9th?

2. Why did Orville drop out of high school?

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

4. When did Wilbur set his 39-minute flight record?

5. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?

(see the answer key)

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