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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did the Wright brothers realize concerning the data they had in Chapter 5?
(a) It was unreliable.
(b) It was old data.
(c) It was reliable.
(d) It was very recent.

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

10. What made the second attempt the first powered flight?
(a) The machine moved forward without reduction of speed.
(b) The machine climbed up.
(c) The plane had a motor.
(d) The motor was running during flight.

11. What were the Wright brothers afraid of according to Chapter 8?
(a) People stealing their invention.
(b) Having a fair price for their plane.
(c) People crashing.
(d) People using planes to wage war.

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

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

14. What was the contract between the U.S. Signal Corp and the Wright brothers for?
(a) A 2-man plane.
(b) A 20-man plane.
(c) A 4-man plane.
(d) A 10-man plane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did Wilbur travel during his 39-minute fight?

2. How did Wilbur take the answer of its first prospect?

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

4. Why did the Wright Brothers have to build a new frame for the powered aircraft?

5. What did the Wright brothers decide to do about the data concerning flight?

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