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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bishop Wright answer to the question about which of his sons was the most influential in their duo?
(a) That Orville was more influential.
(b) That Wilbur was more influential.
(c) That their sister Katherine was the real mastermind.
(d) That they were equals.

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

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

4. What did the Lilienthal glider look like?
(a) Falcon wings.
(b) Sparrow wings.
(c) Owl wings.
(d) Bat wings.

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

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

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

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

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

10. How many years did Langley spend testing models before choosing a design?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

11. Who salvaged the Wrights brothers' kites?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) The postmaster.
(c) The store clerk.
(d) The town sheriff.

12. What were Kitty Hawk's giant sand dunes known as?
(a) Kill of the Hill.
(b) King Devil Hill.
(c) King Geaorge Hill.
(d) Kill Devil Hill.

13. Where was the plane built?
(a) In a seamstress shop.
(b) In a bicycle shop.
(c) In a car repair shop.
(d) In a boat shop.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Samuel Langley the head of?

2. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?

3. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?

4. What was Wilbur's temperament?

5. How many basic requirements would a powered flying machine have based on the Wright's research?

(see the answer keys)

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