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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Banneker when he was introduced to a new religion?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

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

3. To what state the did McCoy family eventually move?
(a) Iowa.
(b) New York.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Michigan.

4. The school specialized in which area?
(a) Disabled children.
(b) Art instruction.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Electrical engineering.

5. What word is used in reference to McCoy's fascination with mechanical objects?
(a) Ineptitude.
(b) Tinkering.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Curiosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lewis Latimer's middle name?

2. What item came from Morgan's experiments?

3. Which famous person stepped forward to help Latimer with his legal troubles?

4. Latimer gained some fame after _____________.

5. What subject began to interest Banneker about this time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Woods taught himself to become an engineer.

2. Banneker's grandparents were farmers. Explain why the couple had unusual success and with which crops.

3. Banneker became interested in politics. Which event did Banneker attend? Which speech moved Banneker the most in regards to the new government?

4. Who was Benjamin Banneker? What was Banneker's contribution to the country?

5. List at least five of Woods' inventions.

6. Before the invention of the Safety Hood, Garrett Morgan was involved in another field. What was the field? What invention came out of Morgan's work in that area?

7. What was revolutionary about Matzeliger's invention? What had stopped previous inventors from creating the same machine?

8. What activity did Banneker undertake when he was 41 years old? Why was the project important?

9. What was the reason Rillieux decided to leave New Orleans? Where did Rillieux go?

10. What items did Banneker use to assist in creating the project? How long did it take to build? What was unusual about the piece?

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