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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 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) One of the journalists was killed.
(d) The plane did not take off.

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

3. What caused frustration for the Wrights?
(a) Problems with the shaft used as wing support
(b) Problems with the propeller shafts and transmission.
(c) Problems with the shaft used for control.
(d) Prblems with the wheels shaft.

4. What was the wing span of the Wright brothers' largest glider after running their wing experiments?
(a) 42 feet.
(b) 32 feet.
(c) 22 feet.
(d) 62 feet.

5. What did the Wright brothers start to devise a way to do at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Add larger wings.
(b) Add a cabine for the pilot.
(c) Attach a motor on the glider.
(d) Put two people on the glider.

6. How many of the Wrights' flights went awry with their largest glider?
(a) 1 in 500.
(b) 5 in 50.
(c) 1 in 50.
(d) 1 in 25.

7. What did the first prospect of the Wright brothers do?
(a) They turned them down.
(b) They asked for a free loan for a few months.
(c) They asked for a plane capable of dropping bombs.
(d) They bought 5.

8. How long did the Wright brothers take to do their wing experiments?
(a) Several hours.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Several days.
(d) Several years.

9. When did the U.S. Signal Corps sign a contract with the Wright brothers?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1907.

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

11. Why did the Wright Brothers have to build a new frame for the powered aircraft?
(a) They wanted to add sponsors on the frame.
(b) So it was able to withstand the motor vibration and weight.
(c) The glider one was too short.
(d) They wanted it to be a two person airplane.

12. How far was the plane for the U.S. Signal Corp made by the Wright brothers supposed to fly?
(a) 400 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 125 miles.
(d) 150 miles.

13. When did Orville returned to Kill Devil Hills?
(a) December 1904.
(b) December 1905.
(c) December 1906.
(d) December 1903.

14. What did the Wright brothers decide after contacting their first prospect?
(a) Sell the plane only to americans.
(b) Make the plane a military secret.
(c) Stop selling the plane.
(d) Sell the plane to whoever wanted it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after their flight did Wilbur and Orville contact a family member?

2. Who did Wilbur and Orville contact after their successful flight?

3. What did the Wright brothers have to design?

4. What did the Wright brothers realize concerning the data they had in Chapter 5?

5. Why were the customers of the bike shop forced to wait outside the shop?

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