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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 fast was the wind at Kitty Hawk?

2. What did the Wright brothers have in common in adulthood?

3. When did Da Vinci live?

4. What are the wings in a plane used for?

5. What was the magazine Amos Root published his article about the Wright's flight about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the difference between the Wright brother's glider and that of Chanute and Lilienthal?

2. Why was Root proud?

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

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

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

6. Who was Eilmer?

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

8. Who was Icarus?

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

10. What was the Wright Cycle Company?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of information gathered from the United States Weather Bureau.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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