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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What part of flight were the Wright brothers surprised was not paid attention to?
(a) Propulsion.
(b) Tracking.
(c) Radio transmissions.
(d) Control and balance.

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

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

7. How many bike shops did the brothers have by 1899?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

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

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

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

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

12. Who was Ivonette according to Chapter 2?
(a) The Wright brothers' Sunday school teacher.
(b) The Wright brothers' cousin.
(c) The Wright brothers' tutor.
(d) The Wright brothers' sister.

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

14. In what state did the flight witnessed by Amos Root take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Maine.
(d) Florida.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Wilbur born?

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

3. What was Wilbur's temperament?

4. When was the first bridge across the Missouri built?

5. What was Wilbur's contribution to the Wright brothers' duo?

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