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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which company hired Latimer upon his return from war?
(a) George and Cutler.
(b) Wright and Woods.
(c) Garrison and Douglass.
(d) Crosby and Gould.

2. Banneker eventually created his project solely out of which material?
(a) Wood.
(b) Iron.
(c) Scrap metal.
(d) Copper.

3. Which of the following was not invented by Granville Woods?
(a) Amusement device.
(b) Relay Instrument.
(c) Miner's lamp.
(d) Tunnel Construction.

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

5. What type of company was opened by Woods?
(a) Physics lab.
(b) Shoe manufacturer.
(c) Electric.
(d) Newspaper.

6. To which religion was Banneker introduced?
(a) Quaker.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Baptist.

7. In what year was the product invented?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1912.

8. What phrase was often used in regards to electrical engineering at the time?
(a) Mystery of electricity.
(b) The ohm factor.
(c) Study of arcs.
(d) Science of lightning.

9. What was the name of Latimer's partner?
(a) Nichols.
(b) Bell.
(c) Maxim.
(d) Anderson.

10. What revolutionary invention was used to make the crops grow?
(a) Rototiller.
(b) Pesticides.
(c) Irrigation canals.
(d) Mechanical hoe.

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

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

13. In what year did McCoy obtain his first patent?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1872.

14. What was the name of the law passed due to Latimer's case?
(a) Transient Absolution Law.
(b) Personal Liberty Counsel Law.
(c) Freedom Law.
(d) Fugitive Slave Law.

15. What was the title of the book?
(a) Problems in Science.
(b) The Discourses.
(c) Sun and Moon.
(d) Principia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The school specialized in which area?

2. What was the name of the major in charge of the plans for Washington, DC?

3. At what age did Woods get his first job?

4. What was the former residence of the grandmother?

5. For which newspaper did Latimer work as a child?

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