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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 Icarus' wings made of?
(a) Wax and feathers.
(b) Wax and fabric.
(c) Bones and fabric.
(d) Wood and fabric.

2. What was Thomas Selfridge's rank?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Private.
(c) Major.
(d) Colonel.

3. How many siblings did the Wright brothers have?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

4. Why did Orville drop out of high school?
(a) To start a plane business.
(b) To start a printing business.
(c) To start a toy business.
(d) To start a bike business.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers decide after contacting their first prospect?

2. What did the first prospect of the Wright brothers do?

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

4. What was Samuel Langley the head of?

5. How did the Wright brothers see the possibility of flight?

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