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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. What birds did the Wright brothers study to design what they thought was imperative to successful flight?
(a) Owls.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Bats.
(d) Buzzards.

2. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) The Minotaur.
(c) Icarus.
(d) The Arabian Nights fables.

3. What was Orville's temperament?
(a) Hard headed.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Soft spoken.

4. When was the first bridge across the Missouri built?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1869.

5. What did Orville and Wilbur do together as children according to Chapter 2?
(a) Everything.
(b) Explore.
(c) Eat.
(d) Chase girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did the flight witnessed by Amos Root take place?

2. Why did Orville drop out of high school?

3. When did Langley try the full size version of his plane for the first time?

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

5. When was Amos Root's article published?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Lilienthal in 1896?

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

3. What did Root's piece claim the story he told out-rivaled?

4. Who was Eilmer?

5. Where was Wilbur Wright when Root arrived?

6. What did Leonardo da Vinci give thought to?

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

8. What was Sir George Cayley known for?

9. How were the Wright brothers different?

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

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