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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 stall.
(b) The plane land in water.
(c) The plane hit the ground.
(d) The plane flip over.

2. What did the Wright brothers decide to do about the data concerning flight?
(a) Only rely on the latest.
(b) To only rely on their own data.
(c) Only rely on unprocessed data.
(d) Only rely on older data.

3. How long was Wilbur's flight around the Huffman Prairie on November 9th?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 35 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

4. What did the Wright brothers have to design?
(a) The fuel.
(b) A carburetor that works when the plane is upside down.
(c) The injection system.
(d) The propellers.

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

6. What did the Wright brothers do when they returned home?
(a) Took a picture of them in flight.
(b) Built another flyer.
(c) Contacted the war department.
(d) Wrote a press release.

7. What did the Wright brothers build to test wings?
(a) A plane catapult.
(b) Model airplane.
(c) A wind tunnel.
(d) A hill.

8. Who figured out the problem that made some flight of the glider go awry?
(a) Dr Langley.
(b) Orville.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Wilbur.

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

10. How did the Wright brothers contact their family member at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) By phone.
(b) By telegram.
(c) By mail.
(d) By courrier.

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

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. What drawback did Huffman Prairie have?
(a) It was small.
(b) It was swampy.
(c) It was flat.
(d) It was hilly.

14. What did the 39-minute flight make the Flyer III?
(a) The first commercial airplane.
(b) The first airplane to cross a field.
(c) The first practical airplane.
(d) The first cargo airplane.

15. What did the Wright brothers know they wouldn't do at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Add a wood cabin for the pilot.
(b) Put three people on a plane.
(c) Add larger fabric wings.
(d) Attach any motor on one of the glider.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the flights in August last?

2. What characteristics did the Wright brothers want for their engine?

3. How long after Lilienthal's fatal accident did the Wright brothers fly?

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

5. What made the second attempt the first powered flight?

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