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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 many times did Wilbur circle the Huffman Prairie during his 39-minute flight?
(a) 53 times.
(b) 30 times.
(c) 25 times.
(d) 15 times.

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

3. What does Bishop Wright compare his inseparable sons to?
(a) Cat and dog.
(b) Twins.
(c) Siamese twins.
(d) Black and white.

4. What did Bishop Wright write after receiving the telegram from his sons in Chapter 7?
(a) A letter to their agent.
(b) A letter to their financial backer.
(c) A press statement.
(d) A letter to the war department.

5. What was the contract between the U.S. Signal Corp and the Wright brothers for?
(a) A 2-man plane.
(b) A 20-man plane.
(c) A 4-man plane.
(d) A 10-man plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Wright brothers build to test wings?

2. How far was the plane for the U.S. Signal Corp made by the Wright brothers supposed to fly?

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

4. What made the second attempt the first powered flight?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What made Wilbur an international celebrity?

2. What did Orville figure out while lying in bed one night?

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

4. What did Katherine write to her father?

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

6. Where did the brothers arrive in Kill Devil Hills in September 1903?

7. What did the brothers continue to do?

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

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

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

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