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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long of flights were usually made at Fort Meyer?
(a) Several seconds long.
(b) An hour long or more.
(c) Several hours long.
(d) Several minutes long.

2. How many times did Wilbur circle the Huffman Prairie during his 39-minute flight?
(a) 15 times.
(b) 30 times.
(c) 53 times.
(d) 25 times.

3. What drawback did Huffman Prairie have?
(a) It was small.
(b) It was flat.
(c) It was swampy.
(d) It was hilly.

4. What was Wilbur's contribution to the Wright brothers' duo?
(a) The mechanical skills.
(b) The vision.
(c) The mathematical skills.
(d) The enthusiasm.

5. What were the two approaches to studying flight in the late 1800s?
(a) Models and flight using animals.
(b) Mathematical models and real models.
(c) Models and manned gliders.
(d) Mathematical models and manned gliders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What toy inspired the Wright brothers in flight?

2. How long was Orville's world record for glider flight?

3. What did the Wright brothers know they wouldn't do at the start of Chapter 6?

4. Who took the blame for the crash in a letter to Katherine?

5. What happened during the two times reporters came to see the Wright brothers fly?

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