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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did people around Huffman Prairie begin to take notice of in late 1905?
(a) Flying saucers.
(b) Strange accidents.
(c) Large planes flying overhead.
(d) Military officials coming and going.

2. Why were the customers of the bike shop forced to wait outside the shop?
(a) The brothers wanted to keep their work a secret.
(b) The Wright brothers took over most of the shop for their plane project.
(c) The brothers where using dangerous chemical.
(d) The customers were afraid of the plane.

3. Who tried to convince the Wright brothers to fly publicly?
(a) Chanute.
(b) Bishop Wright.
(c) Langley.
(d) Katherine.

4. What did the Wright brothers do on rainy days at Kill Devil Hills?
(a) Designed a new airplane.
(b) Applied for a patent.
(c) Calculated fligt parameters.
(d) Assembled the motorized plane.

5. Where was the new motorized glider assembled?
(a) Boston.
(b) In Maine.
(c) Kill Devil Hills.
(d) In Ohio.

6. When did the Wright brothers arrive at Kill Devil Hills?
(a) September 1904.
(b) September 1906.
(c) September 1903.
(d) September 1905.

7. When did Wilbur have his first turn with the new flyer?
(a) September 25th.
(b) September 20th.
(c) September 30th.
(d) September 15th.

8. How many flights did Wilbur make in Camp D'Auvours?
(a) Over 1000.
(b) Over 500.
(c) Over 100.
(d) Over 25.

9. What was the contract between the U.S. Signal Corp and the Wright brothers for?
(a) A 2-man plane.
(b) A 20-man plane.
(c) A 4-man plane.
(d) A 10-man plane.

10. How many wing models did the Wright brothers test?
(a) 350.
(b) 40.
(c) 250.
(d) 200.

11. How long did the Wright brothers go without flying after 1905 according to Chapter 8?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

12. How far did Wilbur travel during his 39-minute fight?
(a) 34.5 miles.
(b) 24.5 miles.
(c) 44.5 miles.
(d) 14.5 miles.

13. How did Wilbur take the answer of its first prospect?
(a) He did not care.
(b) Poorly.
(c) He was estatic.
(d) Well.

14. What did the Wright brothers do on sunny days at Kill Devil Hills?
(a) Flew the 1903 glider.
(b) Flew the 1904 glider.
(c) Flew the 1906 glider.
(d) Flew the 1902 glider.

15. What happened during the first test flight of the new plane?
(a) The plane hit the ground.
(b) The plane flip over.
(c) The plane land in water.
(d) The plane stall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the Wright brothers take to do their wing experiments?

2. What did the Wright brothers know they wouldn't do at the start of Chapter 6?

3. What did the Wright brothers do when they returned home?

4. How many manufacturers were able to provide an engine to the Wright's specifications?

5. When was the Flyer III built?

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