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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many patents were held by McCoy?
(a) 10.
(b) 40.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

2. In which state did the family settle when they came to the United States?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maine.
(d) Delware.

3. Jan Earnst Matzeliger is most well known for revolutionizing which industry?
(a) Small engine.
(b) Shoe.
(c) Manufacture of clothing.
(d) Firearms.

4. Who was the operator of a nearby school?
(a) Houser.
(b) Banneker.
(c) Bell.
(d) Douglass.

5. For which newspaper did Latimer work as a child?
(a) Advocate.
(b) Liberator.
(c) Abolition News.
(d) Daily News.

Short Answer Questions

1. What product is most commonly linked to Carver?

2. Which inventor was most often compared to Thomas Edison?

3. Which item was not invented by McCoy?

4. Which of the following degrees was earned by Just?

5. In what year was Benjamin Banneker born?

(see the answer key)

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