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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 were the Wright brothers operating?
(a) A childcare center.
(b) A car repair shop.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A bike shop.

2. When was Ed Sines promoted as manger of the bike shop?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1894.

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

4. What was Lilienthal referred to as according to Chapter 3?
(a) The flying man.
(b) The bat man.
(c) The flying german.
(d) The bird man.

5. Who did Wilbur contact to get information to choose a test location?
(a) U.S. War Department.
(b) U.S. Weather Bureau.
(c) The U.S. Coast Guard.
(d) Dr. Langley.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Wilbur arrive in Kitty Hawk?

2. What education did the Wright brothers have?

3. How long did Langley's aerodrome stay airborne in May 6, 1896?

4. Where was the plane built?

5. How old was Bishop Wright when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the difference between the Wright brother's glider and that of Chanute and Lilienthal?

2. Where was Wilbur Wright when Root arrived?

3. What did Wilbur request from the Smithsonian Institute according to Chapter 4?

4. Who were Wilbur and Orville Wright?

5. What did Otto Lilienthal pioneer according to Chapter 3?

6. What was Sir George Cayley known for?

7. What did Wilbur say the brothers did since childhood at the start of Chapter 2?

8. Who did Root compare the Wright brothers to in the article?

9. What did Wilbur need to know to find good test locations?

10. Who was Dr. Samuel Pierpoint Langley?

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