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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the university attended by Carver?
(a) Iowa State.
(b) Howard University.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Henderson College.

2. Latimer gained some fame after _____________.
(a) Inventing the electric pencil sharpener.
(b) Fighting for civil rights.
(c) Dying.
(d) Writing a poem.

3. What adjective best suits Banneker when it came to his new passion?
(a) Undaunted.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Fastidious.
(d) Tired.

4. Julian was amazed to learn that his grandmother had picked _____ pounds of cotton in a single day.
(a) 250.
(b) 406.
(c) 350.
(d) 324.

5. Which company hired Julian to work as the company's head chemist?
(a) General Electric.
(b) Glidden Company.
(c) Institute of Paper Chemistry.
(d) Kellogg's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the school located?

2. Banneker chastised the man for which of the following?

3. What was the surname name of Banneker's grandmother?

4. To what state the did McCoy family eventually move?

5. One of the books was written by which famous author?

(see the answer key)

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