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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which inventor was most often compared to Thomas Edison?
(a) Latimer.
(b) McCoy.
(c) Morgan.
(d) Woods.

2. Where was Elijah McCoy born?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Paris.
(d) Canada.

3. In what year did Latimer's former master try to claim him?
(a) 1873.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1842.

4. Garrett Morgan designed his most important invention to serve which profession?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Professors.
(c) Police.
(d) Firefighters.

5. Woods' first patent was for which item?
(a) Lubrication system.
(b) Lamp.
(c) Air brakes.
(d) Furnace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did the woman spend in bondage for the crime?

2. Who was the operator of a nearby school?

3. Which activity began to take up Banneker's free time?

4. What was Lewis Latimer's middle name?

5. For which newspaper did Latimer work as a child?

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