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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Amos Root's article published?
(a) January 10, 1905.
(b) January 1, 1905.
(c) January 11, 1905.
(d) January 12, 1905.

2. How long did the flight witnessed by Amos Root last?
(a) 1 minute, 36 seconds.
(b) 4 minutes, 36 seconds.
(c) 3 minutes, 36 seconds.
(d) 2 minutes, 36 seconds.

3. How fast was the wind at Kitty Hawk?
(a) 15 to 30 mph average.
(b) 10 to 20 mph average.
(c) 25 to 50 mph average.
(d) 5 to10 mph average.

4. When did Da Vinci live?
(a) 11th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 16th century.
(d) 19th century.

5. How far did Amos Root travel to see the flying machine in Chapter 1?
(a) 300 miles.
(b) 400 miles.
(c) 200 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the monk, Eilmer, blame his crash on?

2. How many versions of a glider did Lilienthal build?

3. How was the Wrights' glider sent to Kitty Hawk?

4. How old was Bishop Wright when he died?

5. What were the two approaches to studying flight in the late 1800s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Dr. Samuel Pierpoint Langley?

2. Who were Wilbur and Orville Wright?

3. What did the brothers always have a knack for?

4. What three basic requirements did the Wright brothers notice were necessary for a flying machine?

5. What did Root do upon returning to Medina, Ohio?

6. What did Amos Root hear of according to Chapter 1?

7. What did Leonardo da Vinci give thought to?

8. What did Bishop Wright say about his sons regarding who contributed the most to the business?

9. What was Sir George Cayley known for?

10. What was the Wright Cycle Company?

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