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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. How far was the plane for the U.S. Signal Corp made by the Wright brothers supposed to fly?
(a) 125 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 400 miles.
(d) 150 miles.

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

3. How did the Wright brothers contact their family member at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) By courrier.
(b) By mail.
(c) By phone.
(d) By telegram.

4. What did the Wright brothers decide to do about the data concerning flight?
(a) Only rely on the latest.
(b) To only rely on their own data.
(c) Only rely on older data.
(d) Only rely on unprocessed data.

5. What did Bishop Wright compare his sons' reading habits to?
(a) A physician.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A mechanic.
(d) A librerian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many manufacturers were able to provide an engine to the Wright's specifications?

2. How many times was Wilbur able to circle the Huffman prairie on November 9th?

3. What happened during the two times reporters came to see the Wright brothers fly?

4. What were the Wright brothers afraid of according to Chapter 8?

5. What did the Wright brothers do when they returned home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Wright Brothers know about a motor in Chapter 6?

2. What did Wilbur write to manufacturers about?

3. What did the brothers continue to do?

4. What did Wilbur and Orville do with success?

5. What did Wilbur and Orville decide to build themselves?

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

7. Why did the U.S. War Department turn the Wrights down?

8. What happened on November 9?

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

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

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