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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. How long did the flight during the second trial last?
(a) 63 seconds.
(b) 5 seconds.
(c) 12 seconds.
(d) 119 seconds.

5. How many times did Wilbur circle the Huffman Prairie during his 39-minute flight?
(a) 25 times.
(b) 30 times.
(c) 15 times.
(d) 53 times.

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

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

8. Why did the Wright brothers refuse to give their prospect what they wanted?
(a) They refused to sell the exclusivity.
(b) They wanted to be paid in advance.
(c) They were afraid of people stealing their design.
(d) They didn't think it was possible.

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

10. Who was offered the right to the Wrights' plane first?
(a) The U.S. War Department.
(b) Federal Express.
(c) The Pony Express.
(d) The U.S. Post Office.

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

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

13. When did the Wright brothers start working at Huffman Prairie?
(a) Spring 1903.
(b) Spring 1904.
(c) Spring 1906.
(d) Spring 1905.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Orville returned to Kill Devil Hills?

2. When did Wilbur set his 39-minute flight record?

3. What happened during the two times reporters came to see the Wright brothers fly?

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

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

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