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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 Wilbur set his 39-minute flight record?
(a) October 5th, 1909.
(b) October 5th, 1902.
(c) October 5th, 1905.
(d) October 5th, 1906.

2. When was the Flyer III built?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1909.

3. What took 5 months to design?
(a) The injection system.
(b) The propeller.
(c) A carburator that works when the plane is upside down.
(d) The fuel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened during the first test flight of the new plane?

2. How many times did Wilbur circle the Huffman Prairie during his 39-minute flight?

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

4. What were the Wright brothers waiting for before flying again?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the brothers continue to do?

2. What did the Wright brothers realize upon their return to Ohio in Chapter 5?

3. What did the Wright brothers make history with in May 1908?

4. What was the Wright Flyer III declared?

5. What did Wilbur write to manufacturers about?

6. What did Wilbur and Orville do with success?

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

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

9. What was clear about the Wright Flyer being considered a practical airplane?

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

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