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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. Who did Root compare the Wright brothers to in his articles?
(a) Christopher Columbus.
(b) Fransisco de Gama.
(c) Mark Walace.
(d) Icarus.

2. How many basic requirements would a powered flying machine have based on the Wright's research?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. When did Wilbur write a letter to the Smithsonian asking for information about flight?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1899.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first bridge across the Missouri built?

2. When did George Cayley build the first successful model gliders?

3. What birds did the Wright brothers study to design what they thought was imperative to successful flight?

4. Who was Ivonette according to Chapter 2?

5. What did the Wright brothers out-rival according to Root's article?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Sir George Cayley known for?

3. What were the brothers prepared to do?

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

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

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

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

8. What happened to Lilienthal in 1896?

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

10. Who was Eilmer?

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