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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of the book?
(a) Principia.
(b) Problems in Science.
(c) The Discourses.
(d) Sun and Moon.

2. How old was Banneker when he was introduced to a new religion?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

3. On what charge was the grandmother arrested?
(a) Theft.
(b) Burglary.
(c) Helping slaves run away.
(d) Murder.

4. In what year was Norbert Rillieux born?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1806.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1812.

5. What nationality was Rillieux's father?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) French.
(d) Belgian.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which disease did Matzeliger die at age 37?

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

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

4. Matzeliger was born in 1852 in which country?

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

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