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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following degrees was earned by Just?
(a) Bachelor of Science.
(b) PhD.
(c) Associate of Letters.
(d) Master's.

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

3. What subject began to interest Banneker about this time?
(a) Geography.
(b) Politics.
(c) Earth Science.
(d) Mathematics.

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

5. What was the woman's prior occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Dairy maid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the grandmother's heritage?

2. How old was Banneker in 1772?

3. The text claims that the charges were:

4. Julian was amazed to learn that his grandmother had picked _____ pounds of cotton in a single day.

5. In what year was Benjamin Banneker born?

(see the answer key)

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