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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 surname of the company's owner?
(a) Mason.
(b) Smith.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Maxim.

2. What was the name of the first item Carver found in this area?
(a) Arcism.
(b) Taphrina.
(c) Squall.
(d) Insecticide.

3. In what major city was Rillieux sent to get an education?
(a) Paris.
(b) Madrid.
(c) London.
(d) Geneva.

4. What is the name of the company that hired McCoy?
(a) US Electrical
(b) General Electric.
(c) Michigan Central Railroad.
(d) New York Municipal Transportation Authority.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was George Washington Carver's field of study?

2. What was the name of Latimer's partner?

3. Banneker eventually created his project solely out of which material?

4. The husband and wife learned to grow which crop?

5. In which US city did Rillieux live?

(see the answer key)

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