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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 decide to do about the data concerning flight?
(a) Only rely on unprocessed data.
(b) Only rely on older data.
(c) To only rely on their own data.
(d) Only rely on the latest.

2. When did George Cayley build the first successful model gliders?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1805.
(d) 1812.

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

4. Why did the Wright brothers refuse to give their prospect what they wanted?
(a) They were afraid of people stealing their design.
(b) They refused to sell the exclusivity.
(c) They didn't think it was possible.
(d) They wanted to be paid in advance.

5. Who was Ivonette according to Chapter 2?
(a) The Wright brothers' sister.
(b) The Wright brothers' tutor.
(c) The Wright brothers' Sunday school teacher.
(d) The Wright brothers' cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Wilbur born?

2. When did Da Vinci live?

3. What did the Lilienthal glider look like?

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

5. What did people around Huffman Prairie begin to take notice of in late 1905?

(see the answer key)

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