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Intermediate Activities: Jumpers

1.	Throughout history people have tried to fly by jumping from _________. (Check the correct answer.)
	bridges heights towers

2.	With each experiment new things were learned. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

3.	Many people have tried to fly by jumping from tall buildings or high ________. (Check the correct answer.)
	bridges towers mountain tops

4.	The first man to "fly" was _________. (Check the correct answer.)
	Chinese Japanese Italian

5.	Shin jumped from a --------- using two large hats. (Check the correct answer.)
	bridge tower mountain top

6.	Did Shin land safely? (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

7.	Many ________ passed before the next recorded jump. (Check the correct answer.)
	weeks months years

8.	A(n) _________, Abbas bin-Firmas tried to fly using wings. (Check the correct answer.)
	lawyer architect physician

9.	He attributed his failure to not having a _______. (Check the correct answer.)
	beak tail wing

10.	With each experiment lessons were learned to build on the knowledge of flight and with improved communications, the ideas accelerated. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

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