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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. Where was the plane built?
(a) In a car repair shop.
(b) In a boat shop.
(c) In a bicycle shop.
(d) In a seamstress shop.

2. When did Lilienthal die?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1897.

3. What were Kitty Hawk's giant sand dunes known as?
(a) Kill Devil Hill.
(b) Kill of the Hill.
(c) King Devil Hill.
(d) King Geaorge Hill.

4. How many bike shops did the brothers have by 1899?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. When did the Wrights' mother die?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1889.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers use a tombstone for?

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

3. What are the wings in a plane used for?

4. Where did the Wright brothers have permission to test the plane?

5. What were Icarus' wings made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the brothers prepared to do?

2. How were the Wright brothers different?

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

4. Who was Icarus?

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

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

7. Why was Root proud?

8. Who was Eilmer?

9. What was Sir George Cayley known for?

10. What was the Wright Cycle Company?

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