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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. When did the Wright brothers start working at Huffman Prairie?

2. How many flights did Wilbur make in Camp D'Auvours?

3. Why would the flyer not be considered a practical plane?

4. What would need to be done to solve the problem of the awry flights?

5. What was the contract between the U.S. Signal Corp and the Wright brothers for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on November 9?

2. What did Wilbur write to manufacturers about?

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

4. What did Wilbur and Orville decide to build themselves?

5. Why did the U.S. War Department turn the Wrights down?

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

7. What did the Wright Brothers know about a motor in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. What record did Wilbur set on October 5, 1905?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Lilienthal's aircraft with that of the Wright brothers and compare their background and other information.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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