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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 did the Wright brothers have permission to test the plane?
(a) The Markus Estate.
(b) The Smith's Property.
(c) The Crowman Field.
(d) Huffman Prairie.

2. How much did the Smithsonian institution give Langley to continue his work on planes?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $40,000.
(d) $30,000.

3. What did the Wright brothers have in common in adulthood?
(a) They were both blonde with blue eyes.
(b) They both liked the same kind of music.
(c) They were attracted to the same kind of women.
(d) They didn't drink, smoke or get married.

4. When did the Benedictine monk Eilmer live?
(a) 11th century.
(b) 13th century.
(c) 12th century.
(d) 14th century.

5. How many years did Langley spend testing models before choosing a design?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bishop Wright when he died?

2. When did Da Vinci live?

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

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

5. How much did the U.S. Army give Langley to continue his work on planes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Eilmer?

2. Who were Wilbur and Orville Wright?

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

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

5. What were the brothers prepared to do?

6. Who was Icarus?

7. Who was Dr. Samuel Pierpoint Langley?

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

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

10. What was the Wright Cycle Company?

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