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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the Flyer III built?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1902.

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

4. How long after Lilienthal's fatal accident did the Wright brothers fly?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. What did Bishop Wright write after receiving the telegram from his sons in Chapter 7?
(a) A press statement.
(b) A letter to the war department.
(c) A letter to their financial backer.
(d) A letter to their agent.

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

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

8. What was the weight of the Wright brothers' largest glider after running their wing experiments?
(a) Less than 100 lbs.
(b) :ess than 90 lbs.
(c) Less than 120 lbs.
(d) Less than 80 lbs.

9. What would need to be done to solve the problem of the awry flights?
(a) Put the pilot on the top wing.
(b) Have wheels instead of skids for landing.
(c) Make the wind lighter.
(d) Make the tail movable.

10. Who did Wilbur and Orville contact after their successful flight?
(a) Their sister.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Thir agent.
(d) Their father.

11. When did Wilbur set his 39-minute flight record?
(a) October 5th, 1902.
(b) October 5th, 1909.
(c) October 5th, 1905.
(d) October 5th, 1906.

12. Why would the Wright brothers have a clear conscience?
(a) They patented the plane.
(b) They tried to sell it to the U.S. government first.
(c) They sold 200 to the U.S. Army.
(d) They sold a license to the U.S. Army.

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

14. What happened during the two times reporters came to see the Wright brothers fly?
(a) The journalist asked for a free tour to write a story.
(b) The plane crash.
(c) The plane did not take off.
(d) One of the journalists was killed.

15. What characteristics did the Wright brothers want for their engine?
(a) 20 horsepower and less than 200 pound.
(b) 8 horsepower and less than 150 pound.
(c) 16 horsepower and less than 150 pound.
(d) 8 horsepower and less than 200 pound.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was the plane for the U.S. Signal Corp made by the Wright brothers supposed to fly?

2. What does Bishop Wright compare his inseparable sons to?

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

4. How fast was the plane for the U.S. Signal Corp made by the Wright brothers supposed to fly?

5. What happened on May 14, 1908?

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