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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event was attended by Banneker?
(a) First Battle at Lexington.
(b) Boston Tea Party.
(c) Third Continental Congress.
(d) Signing of the Declaration of Independence.

2. Lewis joined which branch of the military during the Civil War?
(a) Coast Guard.
(b) Army.
(c) Navy.
(d) Marines.

3. What was the name of the company Latimer worked for next?
(a) US Electrical Lighting Co.
(b) Niagara Light and Power.
(c) General Electric.
(d) Boston Home Goods.

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

5. At what age did Woods get his first job?
(a) 16.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

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

7. What was the grandmother's heritage?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Indian.

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

9. In 1881 Woods moved to which US city?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Boston.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Cincinnati.

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

11. In what capacity did Latimer work for Edison?
(a) Clerk.
(b) Expert witness.
(c) Collaborator.
(d) Consultant.

12. Where did McCoy's parents move from before McCoy was born?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Virgnia.
(d) Kentucky.

13. What was Lewis Latimer's middle name?
(a) Frederick.
(b) Howard.
(c) Harold.
(d) Mitchell.

14. To which important founding father did Banneker write?
(a) Adams.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Washington.

15. In what year did Latimer file his most important patent?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1879.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was McCoy's position within the company?

2. What was the surname of the company's owner?

3. Banneker was determined to create/build which item?

4. What was the name of the law passed due to Latimer's case?

5. To which religion was Banneker introduced?

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