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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Wilbur arrive in Kitty Hawk?
(a) September 23, 1900.
(b) September 3, 1900.
(c) September 30, 1900.
(d) September 13, 1900.

2. How many basic requirements would a powered flying machine have based on the Wright's research?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

4. How long did the press say it would take for men to fly?
(a) 10 million years.
(b) 2 to 10 million years.
(c) 5 to 10 million years.
(d) 1 to 10 million years.

5. How long did the flight witnessed by Amos Root last?
(a) 1 minute, 36 seconds.
(b) 4 minutes, 36 seconds.
(c) 2 minutes, 36 seconds.
(d) 3 minutes, 36 seconds.

6. Where was Orville born?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Utha.
(d) Maine.

7. Where was Wilbur born?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Ohio.
(c) New York.
(d) Utha.

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

9. When did the Benedictine monk Eilmer live?
(a) 13th century.
(b) 14th century.
(c) 11th century.
(d) 12th century.

10. What was Wilbur's temperament?
(a) Hard headed.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Soft spoken.
(d) Gregarious.

11. Why did Icarus' wings fail?
(a) He tried to take on too much weight.
(b) He tried to go to fast.
(c) He flew too close to the sun.
(d) He tried to plung in the water.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the pilot steer the plane?

2. What were the two approaches to studying flight in the late 1800s?

3. How much did the U.S. Army give Langley to continue his work on planes?

4. When did Da Vinci live?

5. When did Lilienthal die?

(see the answer keys)

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