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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the Wright brothers operating?
(a) A car repair shop.
(b) A childcare center.
(c) A bike shop.
(d) A newspaper.

2. What was the Wrights' mother's name?
(a) Roxanna.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Sophy.
(d) Susan.

3. When was the Flyer III built?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1905.

4. How did Wilbur take the answer of its first prospect?
(a) Poorly.
(b) He was estatic.
(c) He did not care.
(d) Well.

5. When did Orville and Thomas Selfridge crash?
(a) September 20th.
(b) September 15th.
(c) September 17th.
(d) September 7th.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Wilbur born?

2. How did the brothers decide who was going to pilot the new plane?

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

4. How many of the Wrights' flights went awry with their largest glider?

5. When did George Cayley build the first successful model gliders?

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