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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. Who was offered the right to the Wrights' plane first?

2. What caused frustration for the Wrights?

3. What did the plane motor have to be?

4. What happened during the first test flight of the new plane?

5. How did the brothers decide who was going to pilot the new plane?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the dimensions on the largest glider?

3. What was clear about the Wright Flyer being considered a practical airplane?

4. What made Wilbur an international celebrity?

5. What problems did the brothers encounter?

6. Where did the brothers arrive in Kill Devil Hills in September 1903?

7. What did the Wright brothers make history with in May 1908?

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

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

10. What did Wilbur and Orville do with success?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role that Octave Chanute had in the success of the Wright brothers.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that family played in the life of the Wright brothers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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