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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. Where was Orville born?

2. How did the pilot steer the plane?

3. How many versions of a glider did Lilienthal build?

4. What were Icarus' wings made of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Lilienthal in 1896?

2. What was Sir George Cayley known for?

3. Who was Eilmer?

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

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

6. What was the Wright Cycle Company?

7. Who were Wilbur and Orville Wright?

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

9. Why was Root proud?

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the influence that media had on the development of aviation and how it was both beneficial and detriment

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