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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Wrights' sister?
(a) Juliette.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Korina.

2. When did the Wright brothers return to Kitty Hawk next?
(a) Summer 1902.
(b) Summer 1904.
(c) Summer 1901.
(d) Summer 1903.

3. When was Ed Sines promoted as manger of the bike shop?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1892.

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

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

6. When was Amos Root's article published?
(a) January 1, 1905.
(b) January 11, 1905.
(c) January 12, 1905.
(d) January 10, 1905.

7. What was Lilienthal referred to as according to Chapter 3?
(a) The flying german.
(b) The bird man.
(c) The flying man.
(d) The bat man.

8. How fast was the wind at Kitty Hawk?
(a) 15 to 30 mph average.
(b) 10 to 20 mph average.
(c) 5 to10 mph average.
(d) 25 to 50 mph average.

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

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

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

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

13. What birds did the Wright brothers study to design what they thought was imperative to successful flight?
(a) Buzzards.
(b) Bats.
(c) Owls.
(d) Sparrows.

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

15. Where is Kitty Hawk located?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) New York.
(d) Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bishop Wright when he died?

2. When did Langley try the full size version of his plane for the first time?

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

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

5. What was the Wrights' mother's name?

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