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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject began to interest Banneker about this time?
(a) Geography.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Earth Science.
(d) Politics.

2. Which activity began to take up Banneker's free time?
(a) Tooling leather.
(b) Breaking horses.
(c) Analyzing time pieces.
(d) Learning to speak French.

3. What was the former residence of the grandmother?
(a) Egypt.
(b) India.
(c) Britain.
(d) Sweden.

4. The text claims that the charges were:
(a) False.
(b) Deliberate.
(c) Excessive.
(d) True.

5. Banneker's grandfather was born of royal blood from which country?
(a) Java.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Kenya.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did the woman spend in bondage for the crime?

2. In what major city was Rillieux sent to get an education?

3. From which disease did Matzeliger die at age 37?

4. What item was given to Banneker as a gift?

5. To which important founding father did Banneker write?

(see the answer key)

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