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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 Wilbur's contribution to the Wright brothers' duo?

2. When did the Wrights' mother die?

3. When did Wilbur arrive in Kitty Hawk?

4. When did Wilbur write a letter to the Smithsonian asking for information about flight?

5. Why did Icarus' wings fail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Wright Cycle Company?

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

3. Who was Eilmer?

4. Who was Dr. Samuel Pierpoint Langley?

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

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

7. Who was Icarus?

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

9. What did Bishop Wright say about his sons regarding who contributed the most to the business?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Orville and Wilbur Wright, discussing their similarities and differences in personal traits and examine their role in the Wright Flyers.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impact that aviation had on warfare.

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