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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) Military officials coming and going.
(b) Large planes flying overhead.
(c) Flying saucers.
(d) Strange accidents.

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

3. How fast was the plane for the U.S. Signal Corp made by the Wright brothers supposed to fly?
(a) 40 mph minimum.
(b) 100 mph minimum.
(c) 50 mph minimum.
(d) 60 mph minimum.

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

5. Who witnessed Wilbur's first flight with the flyer?
(a) Their father.
(b) Their sister.
(c) Amos Root.
(d) John Marshal of the New York Times.

6. How many times was Wilbur able to circle the Huffman prairie on November 9th?
(a) 4 times.
(b) Twice.
(c) 8 times.
(d) 10 times.

7. What happened on May 14, 1908?
(a) The Wright brothers flew a 20-man plane.
(b) The Wright brothers flew a 10-man plane.
(c) The Wright brothers flew a 4-man plane.
(d) The Wright brothers flew a 2-man plane.

8. Why would the flyer not be considered a practical plane?
(a) It could only fly for 5 minutes.
(b) It used regular fuel.
(c) It could only fly in a straight line.
(d) It would not take cargo.

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

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

11. What did the plane motor have to be?
(a) Light and powerful.
(b) Powerful.
(c) As light as possible.
(d) Heavy to avoid vibration problems.

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

13. How long after their flight did Wilbur and Orville contact a family member?
(a) The next day.
(b) 2 days after.
(c) 4 days after.
(d) 12 days after.

14. What took 5 months to design?
(a) The injection system.
(b) The propeller.
(c) A carburator that works when the plane is upside down.
(d) The fuel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers build to test wings?

2. How did the brothers decide who was going to pilot the new plane?

3. What did the 39-minute flight make the Flyer III?

4. When did the Wright brothers arrive at Kill Devil Hills?

5. How many times did Wilbur circle the Huffman Prairie during his 39-minute flight?

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