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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was piloting the flying machine Amos Root came to see in Chapter 1?
(a) Wilbur Wright.
(b) Carl Huffman.
(c) Amos Root.
(d) Orville Wright.

2. How many versions of a glider did Lilienthal build?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

3. What was the magazine Amos Root published his article about the Wright's flight about?
(a) Auto repair.
(b) Beekeeping.
(c) Golf.
(d) Plane.

4. What did the monk, Eilmer, blame his crash on?
(a) Not using feather
(b) Not having a tail.
(c) Not having waited for good wind.
(d) Not having used wax.

5. How old was Bishop Wright when he died?
(a) 90.
(b) 65.
(c) 59.
(d) 88.

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

7. When was Orville born?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1868.

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

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

10. How was the Wrights' glider sent to Kitty Hawk?
(a) By plane.
(b) By train.
(c) By car.
(d) By horse carriage.

11. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?
(a) Icarus.
(b) The Minotaur.
(c) Moby Dick.
(d) The Arabian Nights fables.

12. What did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?
(a) His assembly table.
(b) The brakes of his bike.
(c) A utility grinding tool.
(d) The bed of a printing machine.

13. Who did Root compare the Wright brothers to in his articles?
(a) Fransisco de Gama.
(b) Icarus.
(c) Mark Walace.
(d) Christopher Columbus.

14. Where did the Wright brothers have permission to test the plane?
(a) The Smith's Property.
(b) Huffman Prairie.
(c) The Crowman Field.
(d) The Markus Estate.

15. When did Da Vinci live?
(a) 19th century.
(b) 16th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 11th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What education did the Wright brothers have?

2. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?

3. What part of flight were the Wright brothers surprised was not paid attention to?

4. Who was Icarus' father?

5. How many siblings did the Wright brothers have?

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