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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was piloting the flying machine Amos Root came to see in Chapter 1?

2. When was Amos Root's article published?

3. How did the pilot steer the plane?

4. How long did the press say it would take for men to fly?

5. Who was Icarus' father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Root do upon returning to Medina, Ohio?

2. What happened to Lilienthal in 1896?

3. What did Root's piece claim the story he told out-rivaled?

4. What did Otto Lilienthal pioneer according to Chapter 3?

5. Why was Root proud?

6. What did Amos Root hear of according to Chapter 1?

7. What was the Wright Cycle Company?

8. How were the Wright brothers different?

9. What did Leonardo da Vinci give thought to?

10. What three basic requirements did the Wright brothers notice were necessary for a flying machine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship that the Wright brothers had with the United States War Department.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of patent infringement and why the Wright brothers were concerned with rivals.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two aviators other than the Wright brothers and compare and contrast their methods.

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