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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 long did the flight during the second trial last?

2. Where did Orville go to to fix the shafts issues?

3. What did people around Huffman Prairie begin to take notice of in late 1905?

4. How did Wilbur take the answer of its first prospect?

5. How long was Wilbur's flight around the Huffman Prairie on November 9th?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems did the brothers encounter?

2. What did Orville figure out while lying in bed one night?

3. What happened for the next two and a half years according to Chapter 8?

4. What did Wilbur write to manufacturers about?

5. What made Wilbur an international celebrity?

6. What did the Wright brothers realize upon their return to Ohio in Chapter 5?

7. What did the brothers build to test different types of wing surfaces?

8. What happened for the first time at the end of May?

9. What did Wilbur and Orville send a telegram about to their father?

10. What were the dimensions on the largest glider?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role that audiences like Amos Root had during tests held by the Wright brothers.

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