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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. What was the profession of the Wright's brothers' father?

2. How much did the Smithsonian institution give Langley to continue his work on planes?

3. Where was the plane built?

4. How many siblings did the Wright brothers have?

5. When was Amos Root's article published?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Lilienthal in 1896?

3. What did Wilbur request from the Smithsonian Institute according to Chapter 4?

4. Who was Eilmer?

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

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

7. Where was Wilbur Wright when Root arrived?

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

9. What were the brothers prepared to do?

10. What did Wilbur need to know to find good test locations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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