Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Aviation is the practical aspect or art of aeronautics, being the design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft, especially heavier than air aircraft. The word "aviation" was coined by French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863, from the verb "avier" (synonymous flying), itself derived from the Latin word "avis" ("bird") and the suffix "-ation".

There are early legends of human flight such as the story of Icarus in Greek myth and Jamshid in Persian myth, and later, somewhat more credible claims of short-distance human flights appear, such as the flying automaton of Archytas of Tarentum (428347 BC), the winged flights of Abbas Ibn Firnas (810887), Eilmer of Malmesbury (11th century), and the hot-air Passarola of Bartholomeu Lourenco de Gusmao (16851724).

The modern age of aviation began with the first untethered human lighter-than-air flight on November 21, 1783, of a hot air balloon designed by the Montgolfier brothers. The practicality of balloons was limited because they could only travel downwind. It was immediately recognized that a steerable, or dirigible, balloon was required. Jean-Pierre Blanchard flew the first human-powered dirigible in 1784 and crossed the English Channel in one in 1785.

Rigid airships became the first aircraft to transport passengers and cargo over great distances. The best known aircraft of this type were manufactured by the German Zeppelin company.

1. when did the modern age of aviation begin?
2. was this an aircraft?
3. then what?
4. was it heavy?
5. could it be steered?
6. who created it?
7. are there any myths mentioned?
8. how many?
9. please name one
10. where is this myth from?
11. is there a persian myth?
12. who is mentioned in this?
13. who created the word aviation?
14. what did he do for a living?
15. anything else?
16. when did he create the word?
17. which company made aircrafts able to transport people?
18. who crossed the english channel?
19. when?
20. was this the first time he was flying?

Numbered answers:
1. November 21, 1783
2. not exactly.
3. a hot air balloon
4. Described as lighter-than-air
5. This one, no.
6. the Montgolfier brothers.
7. Yes.
8. Two
9. the story of Icarus
10. Greece
11. Yes
12. Jamshid
13. Gabriel La Landelle
14. French writer
15. He was once a naval officer
16. 1863
17. the German Zeppelin company.
18. Jean-Pierre Blanchard
19. 1785.
20. No