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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Williams' mentor?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Carver.
(c) Washington.
(d) Woods.

2. Julian was sent to which foreign city to study in his chosen field?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Stockholm.
(c) Glasgow.
(d) Prague.

3. To which state did Woods move?
(a) Delaware.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Missouri.

4. Banneker was determined to create/build which item?
(a) New horse shoe.
(b) Irrigation hoses.
(c) Cooking pots.
(d) Clock.

5. What was the chosen field of study for Julian?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Mechanical engineering.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Organic chemistry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Matzeliger's company?

2. What status was given to Banneker's mother?

3. Matzeliger was born in 1852 in which country?

4. In what year did McCoy obtain his first patent?

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

(see the answer key)

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