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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Langley's aerodrome stay airborne in May 6, 1896?
(a) 90 seconds.
(b) 30 seconds.
(c) 60 seconds.
(d) 120 seconds.

2. How much did the U.S. Army give Langley to continue his work on planes?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $ 40,000.
(d) $ 30,000.

3. When did George Cayley build the first successful model gliders?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1804.
(d) 1807.

4. How many full size gliders did Cayley build?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

6. What did the Wright brothers have in common in adulthood?
(a) They didn't drink, smoke or get married.
(b) They were both blonde with blue eyes.
(c) They were attracted to the same kind of women.
(d) They both liked the same kind of music.

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

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

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

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

11. When was Wilbur born?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1867.

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

13. What did Orville and Wilbur do together as children according to Chapter 2?
(a) Everything.
(b) Eat.
(c) Chase girls.
(d) Explore.

14. What education did the Wright brothers have?
(a) Never went to school.
(b) College.
(c) Never finished high school.
(d) They were home schooled.

15. 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 they were equals.
(c) That Wilbur was more influential.
(d) That their sister Katherine was the real mastermind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Orville born?

2. Who salvaged the Wrights brothers' kites?

3. What was the magazine Amos Root published his article about the Wright's flight about?

4. When was Orville born?

5. What was Wilbur's temperament?

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