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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, 1902.
(b) October 5th, 1906.
(c) October 5th, 1909.
(d) October 5th, 1905.

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

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

4. Who did Wilbur and Orville contact after their successful flight?
(a) Thir agent.
(b) Their sister.
(c) Their mother.
(d) Their father.

5. What did the plane motor have to be?
(a) Light and powerful.
(b) Powerful.
(c) As light as possible.
(d) Heavy to avoid vibration problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the U.S. Signal Corps sign a contract with the Wright brothers?

2. How did Wilbur take the answer of its first prospect?

3. How far did Wilbur travel during his 39-minute fight?

4. When did Wilbur have his first turn with the new flyer?

5. How long after Lilienthal's fatal accident did the Wright brothers fly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Katherine write to her father?

2. What problems did the brothers encounter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was the Wright Flyer III declared?

10. What did Wilbur and Orville do with success?

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