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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was piloting the flying machine Amos Root came to see in Chapter 1?
(a) Amos Root.
(b) Wilbur Wright.
(c) Carl Huffman.
(d) Orville Wright.

5. When did the Wrights' mother die?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1889.

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

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

8. What toy inspired the Wright brothers in flight?
(a) A toy hot air balloon.
(b) A toy plane.
(c) A toy helicopter.
(d) A toy boat.

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

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

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

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

13. When was Orville born?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1868.

14. How much did the Smithsonian institution give Langley to continue his work on planes?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $40,000.
(c) $30,000.
(d) $20,000.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Orville's temperament?

2. When was Amos Root's article published?

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

4. What were Icarus' wings made of?

5. What did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?

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