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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 grandmother's heritage?
(a) Indian.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

2. Matzeliger was born in 1852 in which country?
(a) Croatia.
(b) Surinam.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Kenya.

3. What was the name of the major in charge of the plans for Washington, DC?
(a) L' Enfant,
(b) Wellington.
(c) Peters.
(d) Jackson.

4. Which activity began to take up Banneker's free time?
(a) Learning to speak French.
(b) Tooling leather.
(c) Analyzing time pieces.
(d) Breaking horses.

5. To which important founding father did Banneker write?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Adams.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which state did the family settle when they came to the United States?

2. What nationality was Rillieux's father?

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

4. How old was Banneker when he was introduced to a new religion?

5. Banneker was determined to create/build which item?

(see the answer key)

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