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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. What were the Wright brothers waiting for before flying again?
(a) The plane to sold.
(b) For the Flyer 4 to be built.
(c) Patents to be awarded.
(d) The media to pay attention.

2. What caused frustration for the Wrights?
(a) Problems with the propeller shafts and transmission.
(b) Prblems with the wheels shaft.
(c) Problems with the shaft used as wing support
(d) Problems with the shaft used for control.

3. What was the weight of the Wright brothers' largest glider after running their wing experiments?
(a) :ess than 90 lbs.
(b) Less than 120 lbs.
(c) Less than 100 lbs.
(d) Less than 80 lbs.

4. How many flights did Wilbur make in Camp D'Auvours?
(a) Over 500.
(b) Over 25.
(c) Over 1000.
(d) Over 100.

5. How many of the Wrights' flights went awry with their largest glider?
(a) 1 in 50.
(b) 5 in 50.
(c) 1 in 25.
(d) 1 in 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the flights in August last?

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

3. How long did the Wright brothers go without flying after 1905 according to Chapter 8?

4. What would need to be done to solve the problem of the awry flights?

5. What drawback did Huffman Prairie have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What made Wilbur an international celebrity?

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

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

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

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

7. What were the dimensions on the largest glider?

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

9. What did the brothers continue to do?

10. What did Katherine write to her father?

(see the answer keys)

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