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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. How much did the U.S. Army give Langley to continue his work on planes?

2. What toy inspired the Wright brothers in flight?

3. How many siblings did the Wright brothers have?

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

5. Why did Icarus' wings fail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Root compare the Wright brothers to in the article?

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

3. What did the brothers always have a knack for?

4. What did Leonardo da Vinci give thought to?

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

6. What did Wilbur say the brothers did since childhood at the start of Chapter 2?

7. What happened to Lilienthal in 1896?

8. Where was Wilbur Wright when Root arrived?

9. How were the Wright brothers different?

10. Who was Eilmer?

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

Compare the aircraft developed by the Wright brothers with that made today.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role that observation and research played in the development of the Wright brothers' aircraft.

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