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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. When did the U.S. Signal Corps sign a contract with the Wright brothers?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1910.

2. What happened during the first test flight of the new plane?
(a) The plane flip over.
(b) The plane land in water.
(c) The plane hit the ground.
(d) The plane stall.

3. Why did the Wright brothers refuse to give their prospect what they wanted?
(a) They didn't think it was possible.
(b) They refused to sell the exclusivity.
(c) They wanted to be paid in advance.
(d) They were afraid of people stealing their design.

4. What did the Wright brothers start to devise a way to do at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Attach a motor on the glider.
(b) Add a cabine for the pilot.
(c) Add larger wings.
(d) Put two people on the glider.

5. What happened on May 14, 1908?
(a) The Wright brothers flew a 2-man plane.
(b) The Wright brothers flew a 20-man plane.
(c) The Wright brothers flew a 10-man plane.
(d) The Wright brothers flew a 4-man plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would the flyer not be considered a practical plane?

2. When was the Flyer III built?

3. Who did Wilbur and Orville contact after their successful flight?

4. Why were the customers of the bike shop forced to wait outside the shop?

5. Where was the new motorized glider assembled?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Wright Flyer III declared?

2. What did the Wright brothers write at the start of Chapter 7?

3. What record did Wilbur set on October 5, 1905?

4. What problems did the brothers encounter?

5. What happened for the next two and a half years according to Chapter 8?

6. What did the brothers build to test different types of wing surfaces?

7. What did the Wright brothers work on in the spring of 1904?

8. What did the brothers continue to do?

9. What did Wilbur and Orville send a telegram about to their father?

10. What happened on November 9?

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